SANTA FE, N.M. — Native American artists have criticized a plan that would impose more regulations on sales of their jewelry at New Mexico’s historic Palace of the Governors museum in Santa Fe. The Native American artists said Monday that the proposed changes are burdensome and disruptive to existing rules, the Santa Fe New Mexican reports . Native American artists, who have long resisted attempts by non-Native Americans to sell similar jewelry and crafts in the plaza, said they didn’t see a reason for changes from existing rules. “It seems like a set of rules aimed at a penal colony rather than an artists’ community,” said Michael Gorman, a Navajo silversmith and chairman of the portal committee. The museum board of regents is expected to vote on the proposed changes in May.

Source: National Post March 28, 2018 06:56 UTC