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| For hundreds of years, people in the United | | | | American made. |
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| that come from the Native Americans. The | | | | made by a member of a Native American tribe, |
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| others. | | | | 5. In 1990, many were very pleased, due to the |
| 1. Paying a little more and purchasing from the | | | | law being passed called The Indian Arts and |
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| many times produce beautiful one of a kind | | | | |