Many Native American artists are quitting their trade because they cannot compete with the low prices of fake artwork. William Woody is the top law enforcement official at the Fish and Wildlife Service. He said that possibly as much as 80 percent of Native American art is actually not made by Native Americans. Instead it is made in countries like the Philippines. Woody said it is difficult to confirm how much art is fake, but Native Americans artists are concerned. They have called on the United States government to take action against people who produce fake artwork. U.S. Senators from New Mexico, Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich, heard evidence from Native American artists earlier on July 7. Udall is the vice chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs. Harvey Pratt is a Southern Cheyenne artist. He said, “When Indian artists are undercut by the sale of fake Indian art, the integrity of authentic Indian art and artists suffers. We are being robbed economically, culturally, and spiritually.”
Title: Native American Artists Ask Lawmakers to Stop Fake Art
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1987/fake_art.m4a' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Native American Artists Ask Lawmakers to Stop Fake Art' data-article-id='2505'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='9375'>Many Native American artists are quitting their trade because they cannot compete with the low prices of fake artwork.</span> <span data-start-time='9375' data-end-time='16667'>William Woody is the top law enforcement official at the Fish and Wildlife Service.</span> <span data-start-time='16667' data-end-time='26583'>He said that possibly as much as 80 percent of Native American art is actually not made by Native Americans.</span> <span data-start-time='26583' data-end-time='31188'>Instead it is made in countries like the Philippines.</span> <span data-start-time='31188' data-end-time='40375'>Woody said it is difficult to confirm how much art is fake, but Native Americans artists are concerned.</span> <span data-start-time='40375' data-end-time='48396'>They have called on the United States government to take action against people who produce fake artwork.</span> <span data-start-time='48396' data-end-time='60708'>U.S. Senators from New Mexico, Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich, heard evidence from Native American artists earlier on July 7.</span> <span data-start-time='60708' data-end-time='67521'>Udall is the vice chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs.</span> <span data-start-time='67521' data-end-time='71979'>Harvey Pratt is a Southern Cheyenne artist.</span> <span data-start-time='71979' data-end-time='85271'>He said, “When Indian artists are undercut by the sale of fake Indian art, the integrity of authentic Indian art and artists suffers.</span> <span data-start-time='85271' data-end-time='91500'>We are being robbed economically, culturally, and spiritually.”</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1987/fake_art.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' 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