A pair of local artists pleaded guilty to violating the Indian Arts and Crafts Act by falsely representing their work as Indian-produced.
March 01, 2023 at 9:13 pm PST
According to a news release, the investigation into Van Dyke began in February 2019, when the Indian Arts and Crafts Board received a complaint that Van Dyke was representing himself as a Nez Perce artist even though he is not enrolled in the tribe. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service investigators made undercover purchases at a gallery near Pike Place Market that was advertising pendants Van Dyke had made as Native American art.
Van Dyke pleaded guilty to misrepresentation of Indian-produced goods and products, which is punishable by up to one year in prison. Agents made more purchases at a store on the Seattle waterfront of a carved totem pole and a mask, which were also made to seem like they were Indian-produced.
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