Federal commissioners and Congress members are seeking to update the Indian Arts and Crafts Act (IACA), a law that aims to protect the work of Native artists and artisans by establishing standards for craft authenticity and by imposing criminal penalties for counterfeit Native American goods, a persistent and growing issue for Native artists whose livelihoods depend on their practices. However, some Native American tribal members are concerned that the proposed revisions are overly broad and may unravel important existing protections.

La Secretaría de Cultura del Gobierno de México, el Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes y Literatura (Inbal) a través de la Coordinación Nacional de Literatura (CNL), llevaron a cabo el ciclo Las diversas raíces en la Sala Manuel M. Ponce del Palacio de Bellas Artes con el objetivo de difundir, preservar y transmitir a nuevas generaciones la literatura en lenguas originarias, contando con la participación de Cruz Alejandra Lucas Juárez, Diana Domínguez y Natalio Hernández.

Manchester Museum has formally handed over 174 cultural heritage items to a delegation of women from the Anindilyakwa community of Groote Eylandt, an island in the Northern Territory. Last week’s event was the result of three years of collaboration between the museum, the Anindilyakwa Land Council and the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS).

Including Indigenous people in creating AI or deciding what AI can learn, could help minimise exploitation of Indigenous artists and their art.

En el encuentro, las participantes reflexionaron y analizaron la importancia de la transmisión generacional de las lenguas indígenas como una de las principales actividades para preservar estos idiomas.

A visiting cultural delegation of the Netherlands, led by State Secretary for Culture and Media in the Netherlands Gunay Uslu, signed two legal documents related to transferring the ownership of the artefacts that will be returned to Sri Lanka later this year, at the Ministry of Buddhasasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs yesterday (28). Accordingly, the ‘Transference of Acknowledgement’ and the ‘Loan Agreement’ related to the purpose have been signed by Dutch State Secretary Gunay Uslu and Minister of Buddhasasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs Vidura Wickramanayaka and the Director General of the Department of National Museums on behalf of the Government of Sri Lanka.