Southern Plains Indian Museum

05/03/2026

Sharing the following information from National Endowment for the Humanities -

Grants for Arts Projects (GAP) is our principal grants category, providing project-based funding for organizations. Grants are available for arts projects of all sizes in a wide variety of artistic disciplines. Projects may take place in any part of the nation’s 50 states, the District of Columbia...

04/29/2026

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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Etsy Best Practices. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.

04/21/2026

New Mexico Couple Pleads Guilty to Smuggling and Selling Counterfeit Native American Jewelry

A husband and wife from New Mexico appeared in federal court in Asheville today and pleaded guilty to smuggling counterfeit Native American jewelry made in Vietnam and selling it to customers in the United States as authentic, announced Russ Ferguson, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North....

04/03/2026

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This program funds projects to preserve and make available physical and digital collections important for research, teaching, and public engagement in the humanities.

01/31/2026

Florida Man Sentenced for Misrepresenting Indian Produced Goods

https://www.doi.gov/iacb/florida-man-sentenced-misrepresenting-indian-produced-goods

MADISON, WIS. – Chadwick M. Elgersma, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Jose Farinango Muenala, 47, Casselberry, Florida, pleaded guilty on January 28, 2026, to misrepresenting Indian produced goods. Following the guilty plea, Farinango Muenala was senten...

01/30/2026

After posing for years as a source of rare Native American art, a California man was sentenced to 37 months in prison and ordered to pay $134,443.60 in restitution for running a counterfeit jewelry operation that exploited the reputation of famed Hopi artist Charles Loloma and siphoned roughly five hundred thousand dollars from collectors nationwide.

ALBUQUERQUE – After posing for years as a source of rare Native American art, a California man was sentenced to 37 months in prison and ordered to pay $134,443.60 in restitution for running a counterfeit jewelry operation that exploited the reputation of famed Hopi artist Charles Loloma and siphon...

09/08/2025

Southern Plains Indian Museum is open to the public beginning September 8, 2025.

For museum location and hours, https://www.doi.gov/iacb/southern-plains-indian-location.

08/16/2025

The Indian Arts and Crafts Board (IACB), U.S. Department of the Interior, invites you to join the IACB’s Chairperson Walter Lamar and the IACB’s distinguished Indian artist guests for panel discussions on August 17 from 1:00pm to 2:00pm on the Santa Fe Indian Market Plaza Stage.

08/12/2025

The Indian Arts and Crafts Board (IACB), U.S. Department of the Interior, invites you to join the IACB’s Chairperson Walter Lamar and the IACB’s distinguished Indian artist guests for panel discussions on August 17 from 1:00pm to 2:00pm on the Santa Fe Indian Market Plaza Stage.

07/18/2025

The U.S. Department of the Interior is seeking information for qualified entities to operate the Indian Craft Shop located in Washington, D.C. with an online, virtual store which will showcase authentic American Indian and Alaska Native Art. For full details, please visit the request for information:

https://sam.gov/opp/673dc4d7d4114678a5a4defbbb5e97da/view