A network of swindlers are making millions of dollars off the backs of Native Americans.
Tom Udall
The Public Record
Tom Udall is an American politician and attorney who served as the junior United States Senator from New Mexico from 2009 to 2021. A member of the Democratic Party, Udall previously represented New Mexico's 3rd congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2007 to 2009. Throughout his political career, he has focused on issues such as environmental protection, healthcare, and Native American rights. Udall has been an advocate for legislation addressing the challenges faced by the Navajo people, particularly regarding land ownership and economic development.
Thank you, Senator Heinrich so much, and thank you for your good, hard work on the STOP Act, which is for the protection of cultural patrimony.
Do you think it would be helpful to dedicate resources to improving fraudulent--to looking at the fraudulent online sales?
For centuries, the United States used cultural appropriation as a tool of colonization.
I would like to see them change the term 'Indian' and look more at cultural affiliation for artists.
I would just advise everybody to look at the reporting that's out there, because there's some very good reporting that I think elucidates some of these issues.
Thank you so much, Mr. Maybee. And you've got a real--like all of the witnesses here--they all have real expertise and something to offer here.
Fake art drives down prices, forces Native Americans to quit their crafts and devalues Native American art.





