All of the items we sell are AUTHENTIC Native American made. We purchase most new items directly from the artist or from a recognized and reputable dealer who purchased the items directly from the artist. Most new items come with a Certificate of Authenticity. The pawn items are purchased by us, in person, from reputable Southwestern pawn shops with whom we have dealt for many years. Most of the vintage pieces are obtained from friends of our family who run a well-respected Western and Native American Art auction house in New Mexico.

Our family has dealt in Native American and other antiquities for over 95 years, and we have specialized in Indian Jewelry for the last 25 years. We are in full compliance with the US Dept. of the Interior American Indian Arts & Crafts Act of 1990. And finally, we are a proud member of the Indian Arts and Crafts Association (IACA). This insures the authenticity of the jewelry we sell and protects your investment.

We are a member of the I.A.C.A. The following information was taken from the IACA website.

The Indian Arts and Crafts Association was established in 1974 in response to the growing problem of misrepresentation of American Indian arts and crafts in the marketplace. Today, IACA is an international organization representing every link in American Indian arts – Native artists from the U.S. and Canada, along with consumers, retailers, wholesalers, museums, government agencies, suppliers and supporting members.

In the early 1970s, the American Indian arts and crafts industry was booming. And, as so often happens with successful businesses, unscrupulous dealers, knockoffs and imported goods appeared in the market to the detriment of the unsuspecting consumer and respectable artists, wholesalers and retailers. Realizing that if these conditions were to continue, the buying public would soon lose confidence in the intrinsic value of American Indian products, these individuals banded together and founded the "Indian Arts and Crafts Association" and incorporated it under the laws of the State of New Mexico.

The IACA Mission statement is "to promote, preserve and protect authentic American Indian arts and crafts". IACA' work to support the effective protection, ethical promotion of authentic Native American art, and preservation of material culture has helped to instill confidence in the consumer marketplace.

IACA has established itself as a highly respected international trade association, and for more than thirty-five years has hosted the largest trade show of authentic handmade art made by American Indian artists from the United States and Canada.