Every product behind this text is selling a tribe’s seal.
1,249 listings across 84 nations. This wall shows 60 of them.
Where it’s happening
Every Tribal nation we monitor, placed at its reservation or seat of government. The larger the dot, the more of its marks we’ve found for sale.
How it works
Nothing is sent automatically. A nation reviews every notice before it leaves.
Find
Every week we search Amazon and Temu for merchandise carrying Tribal seals and flags.
Prove
Each product photo is matched against the nation's registered mark, and scored.
Remove
Confirmed matches become a takedown notice a tribe can review and send.
About this project
Online Provenance is a free tool built by Anish Thota (Emory University) and Ethan Park (Northwestern University) under the guidance of Dr. Elise Blasingame, a professor and citizen of the Osage Nation. The project is part of the 𐒻𐒼𐓂 Lab (Indigenous Politics Lab) at Emory. It is and will remain completely free — our only goal is to make it useful to Native communities.
There has been a documented increase in counterfeit “Native-made” goods on platforms like Amazon, Alibaba, and Temu that profit from tribal names, designs, and artwork without permission — often in violation of the Indian Arts and Crafts Act. Online Provenance monitors these marketplaces for unauthorized use of Tribal seals, flags, and designs, documents likely infringements with a confidence score and an on-the-record case file, and prepares takedown notices so Tribal Nations can get infringing listings removed.
Our values
We understand research as a set of relationships — with communities, data, histories, and one another. Our work prioritizes trust, reciprocity, and responsibility over extraction or individual credit. We recognize Tribal Nations as sovereign political entities and approach this work with humility, consent, and respect for Indigenous governance, law, and self-determination. We believe Indigenous data belongs to Indigenous communities, and we handle it in alignment with Tribal priorities and the principles of Indigenous data governance. These values come from the 𐒻𐒼𐓂 Lab's statement of values.
𐒻𐒼𐓂 Lab — Indigenous Politics Lab, Emory University