▁circle ▁article . ▁ ▁Popular ▁App e al ▁▁ ▁The ▁Native ▁American ▁fl ute ▁has ▁gained ▁popular ity ▁among ▁fl ute ▁players , ▁in ▁large ▁part ▁because ▁of ▁its ▁simplicity . ▁According ▁to ▁a ▁th esis ▁by ▁Mary ▁Jane ▁Jones : ▁ ▁Fl ut ists ▁and ▁compos ers ▁▁ ▁Notable ▁and ▁award - win ning ▁Native ▁American ▁fl ut ists ▁include : ▁R . ▁Carlos ▁Nak ai , ▁Charles ▁Little leaf , ▁Joseph ▁Fire c row , ▁John ▁Two - H aw ks , ▁Kevin ▁Lock e , ▁A aron ▁White , ▁Robert ▁Mira bal , ▁ ▁A ▁few ▁classical ▁compos ers ▁have ▁written ▁for ▁the ▁Native ▁American ▁fl ute , ▁including ▁James ▁De M ars , ▁David ▁Ye ag ley , ▁Frank ▁Mart ine z , ▁Br ent ▁Michael ▁David s , ▁Philip ▁G lass , ▁Jer od ▁Imp ich cha ach a aha ' ▁T ate . ▁ ▁Leg al ▁Iss ues ▁▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁Indian ▁Arts ▁And ▁C raft s ▁Act ▁▁ ▁The ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁Indian ▁Arts ▁And ▁C raft s ▁Act ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁criminal ized ▁de cept ive ▁product - label ing ▁of ▁goods ▁that ▁are ▁ost ens ibly ▁made ▁by ▁Native ▁Americans . ▁In ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁wrong fully ▁claim ing ▁that ▁an ▁artifact ▁is ▁craft ed ▁by ▁" an ▁Indian " ▁is ▁a ▁fel ony ▁off ense . ▁The ▁US ▁Department ▁of ▁the ▁Inter ior ▁explicitly ▁states ▁on ▁its ▁inform ational ▁website ▁about ▁the ▁Act ▁that , ▁" Under