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A LEGISLATIVE ACT RELATING TO NATIVE AMERICAN ARTS AND CRAFTS
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Section 1. Title:
This act shall be known as the “Cherokee Nation Arts and Crafts Authenticity Act of 2007” and codified as Title ______ Section ______ of the Cherokee Nation Code Annotated.
Section 2. Purpose
The purpose of this Act is to establish guidelines for the purchase, promotion and sale of genuine Native American arts and crafts within the Cherokee Nation and by Cherokee Nation entities. This Act is further intended to encourage and allow Cherokee artists to remain creative with the use of traditional materials as well as use new mediums.
Section 3. Legislative Authority
Article VI Section 7 of the Cherokee Nation Constitution states: “The Council shall have the power to establish laws which it shall deem necessary and proper for the good of the Nation, which shall not be contrary to the provisions of this Constitution. The style of all bills shall be: “Be It Enacted By the Cherokee Nation”. The Style of all resolutions shall be “Be It Resolved By the Cherokee Nation”.
Section 4. Definitions
(a) Art is an object or action that is made with the intention of stimulating the human senses as well as the human mind and/or spirit regardless of any functional uses. For purposes of this act, Art also includes crafts, handicrafts and traditional craft traditional story telling, oral histories and printed materials.
(b) Cherokee Nation means the government, its agencies and instrumentalities including but not limited to Cherokee Nation Businesses, Cherokee Nation Enterprises, Cherokee Nation Industries and Housing Authority of the Cherokee Nation, any component units of the Cherokee Nation and any entities in which the Cherokee Nation is the sole or majority stock holder or owner.
(c) Indian means a citizen or member, not individually adopted, of a federally recognized Indian entity evidenced under the “Federal Recognized Indian Tribe List Act of 1994,” PL 103-454, Novemb...
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