Ninety percent of indigenous peoples living in the southwestern United States depend on crafts as their principal or secondary source of income. Yet, of the $1 billion worth of American Indian arts and crafts sold annually in the United States, more than 50 percent is “fake,” according to Andy Abeita of the Council for Indigenous Arts and Culture.
If it is extreme poverty then they can not protect them selves (examples: They cant afford a house they can't buy clothing and sometimes can't even afford food!
