Indigenous art

Thanks to the success of her beadwork business, owner Mikailah Thompson was able to start a creative agency for Native artists.

The Department of the Interior says it's adapting the law to better serve an evolving Native art economy. Traditional artists fear the update could open the door to mass-production and corporate abuse.

Some Indigenous artists say they've never been able to charge what their work is truly worth. Now, rising material costs are eating into profits.