Indian Arts and Crafts Association

IACA Member Code of Ethics

1. To honestly represent American Indian arts and crafts as to nature and origin within the realm of my control and to offer return privileges for articles found by the Indian Arts and Crafts Association to have been misrepresented by me.

2. To abide by all federal, state, local and tribal laws pertaining to Indian Arts and Crafts, artifacts and natural resources

3. To abide by ethical business conduct regarding advertising, appraising, pricing and guarantees offered by me.

4. To respect and support ethical business activities of all Indian Arts and Crafts Association members.

5. To encourage consumer confidence in the authenticity of all articles identified with the IACA seal.

6. To cooperate with the law enforcement agencies and the IACA in the investigation of crimes involving Indian arts and crafts and to promote proper identification of Indian arts and crafts.

The majority of our pieces are one-of-a-kind, handmade by skilled Native American jewelry artists. Because of the one-of-a-king qualities of our jewelry, photographs represented in our listings are, in almost all cases the actual item you will receive. It is not commonly known by many who sell Authentic Native American jewelry, but many artists who are represented, despite their birth and heritage, cannot legally call their work Native American made. The United States Government has signed The Indian Arts and Crafts Act into law as a means to put a stop to the fraud that takes place by many sellers of Native American jewelry. This law has made if difficult for many American Indian jewelry artists to secure the proper tribal registration and identification due to the lengthy and costly process. Double Dee Deals takes pride in offering our customers Authentic Native American jewelry. The Indian Arts and Crafts Act of 1990 is a US law against passing off fake American Indian crafts as genuine. What constitutes Indian art fraud, and how to report it if you find it.

Authenticity of every Native American Jewelry item we sell is confirmed by our buyers in person. We only by from the Indian jewelry artists direct or from reputable Indian jewelry dealers located in New Mexico and Arizona in the heart of the Navajo and Zuni Regions. Buying in person allows us to confirm the Indian jewelry authenticity, and also allows us to hand select the finest Indian jewelry, the finest gemstones. While many of our Native American jewelry artists do have the proper registration and census number, some of them do not. We therefore submit the below disclaimer to ensure complete legal compliance with the Act.

Disclaimer: In the absence of a specific certification to the contrary, the seller does not warrant or represent that any particular item which is sold or offered for sale herein is an authentic Indian art or craft as defined by the laws of the State of Texas, the laws of the United States, or the laws of any other jurisdiction.

On occasion we will offer some jewelry items from Southwest jewelry artists that are not registered Native American jewelry artists. These artists will be identified along with the item offered and you will receive a Certificate of Authenticity with these pieces as well.