my husband sent me an Instagram reel and was like….is this AI?
and upon searching: it is a plague of AI fake Natives across TikTok and IG selling various “handcrafted” items. moccasins. earrings. jackets.
they all have the same AI website and all the stuff costs $79.99
unlike other demographics Native people actually have a law that makes it illegal to say something is Indigenous made if you aren’t federally enrolled (The Native American Arts and Crafts Act)