In this beautifully illustrated book

By surrounding ourselves with human creations

government boarding school--schools infamously intended to "kill the Indian and save the man

consider the importance of plants and the land to Dakhota people

during his childhood

Not Native American Art: Fakes, Replicas, and Invented Traditions Nooksack In this beautifully illustrated bookThe faking of Native American art objects has proliferated as their commercial value has increased, but even a century ago experts were warning that the faking of objects ranging from catlinite pipes to Chumash sculpture was rampant. Through a series of historical and contemporary case studies, Janet Catherine Berlo engages with troubling and sometimes confusing categories of inauthenticity. Based on decades of research as well as interviews with