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{{Organization
|OrganizationName=Indian Arts and Crafts Board
|OrganizationType=Independent Agencies (Sub-organization)
|Mission=The IACB promotes the economic development of American Indians and Alaska Natives through the expansion of the Indian arts and crafts market. It works to protect the authenticity of Native American art and crafts by enforcing the Indian Arts and Crafts Act.
|ParentOrganization=United States Department of the Interior
|CreationLegislation=Act of Congress on August 27, 1935
|OrganizationExecutive=Director of the Indian Arts and Crafts Board
|Services=Promotion of Indian arts and crafts; Enforcement of the Indian Arts and Crafts Act; Museum operations
|Regulations=Indian Arts and Crafts Act of 1990
|HeadquartersLocation=38.89392, -77.04265
|HeadquartersAddress=1849 C Street NW, Washington, DC 20240, USA
|Website=https://www.doi.gov/iacb
}}
The '''Indian Arts and Crafts Board''' ('''IACB''') is an agency within the [[United States Department of the Interior]] whose mission is to "promote the economic development of American Indians and Alaska Natives through the expansion of the Indian arts and crafts market."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.doi.gov/iacb/our-mission|title=Our Mission|date=19 October 2015}}</ref> It was established by Congress in 1935. It is headquartered at the [[Main Interior Building]] in [[Washington, DC]].

== Scope ==
[[File:So plains indian museum.jpg|thumb|[[Southern Plains Indian Museum]] in [[Anadarko, Oklahoma]], operated by the Indian Arts and Crafts Board]]
The board provides advice and promotional activities and oversees the implementation of the [[Indian Arts and Crafts Act of 1990]], a truth-in-advertising law attempting to stop non-Native-made artworks from being sold as Native-made.

The IACB also operates three museums: 
* [[Sioux Indian Museum]], housed in the Journey Museum in [[Rapid City, South Dakota]]
* [[Museum of the Plains Indian]] in [[Browning, Montana]]
* [[Southern Plains Indian Museum]] in [[Anadarko, Oklahoma]]. 

The IACB also publishes informative [[consumer education]] publications which are available for free download via its website.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.doi.gov/iacb/iacb-publications|title=IACB Publications|date=22 October 2015}}</ref> These publications include: the Indian Arts and Crafts Act, How to Buy Authentic Navajo (Diné) Weavings, and Alaska Native Ivory, among many others.

== Source directory ==
The Board publishes the online "Source Directory of American Indian and Alaska Native Owned and Operated Arts and Crafts Businesses," which lists more than 400 artists and businesses. These businesses include American Indian or Alaska Native arts and crafts enterprises; businesses and galleries privately owned and operated by American Indian or Alaska Native people; individual artists who are enrolled citizens of [[federally recognized tribes]]; and a few nonprofit organizations that develop and market art and craft products and that are managed by enrolled citizens of federally recognized tribes.<ref name="DoI">{{cite web|url=https://www.doi.gov/iacb/source-directory|title=Source Directory of Arts and Crafts Businesses |date=20 October 2015 |publisher=U.S. Department of the Interior |access-date=7 October 2016}} {{PD-notice}}</ref> Some of the businesses listed in the Source Directory maintain retail shops or open studios; others sell by appointment or mail order only.<ref name="DoI"/>

==See also==
* [[Indian Handcraft Series]]

==References==
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==External links==
* {{official website|http://www.doi.gov/iacb/}}
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[[Category:Native American arts organizations]]
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[[Category:United States Department of the Interior agencies]]
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