well jose what can i say. In oklahoma white people are on the indian roles and get benefits . then there are these indians dark as mud that are artists and get sued if they call their art indian art. Durham is of Cherokee descent, but is not allowed to call himself an "Indian artist" according to the federal Indian Arts and Crafts Act. Signed by President Bush in November 1990, the legislation stipulates that a person cannot be called an "Indian artist" unless he or she is a member of an Indian tribe or certified as an artist by a tribe. Following the enactment of the legislation, two galleries devoted exclusively to Indian art, one in San Francisco, the other in Santa Fe, N.M., canceled exhibitions of Durham's work.
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well jose what can i say. In oklahoma white people are on the indian roles and get benefits . then there are these indians dark as mud that are artists and get sued if they call their art indian art. Durham is of Cherokee descent, but is not allowed to call himself an "Indian artist" according to the federal Indian Arts and Crafts Act. Signed by President Bush in November 1990, the legislation stipulates that a person cannot be called an "Indian artist" unless he or she is a member of an Indian tribe or certified as an artist by a tribe. Following the enactment of the legislation, two galleries devoted exclusively to Indian art, one in San Francisco, the other in Santa Fe, N.M., canceled exhibitions of Durham's work.