▁the ▁Act , ▁an ▁Indian ▁is ▁defined ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁any ▁feder ally ▁or ▁State ▁recognized ▁Indian ▁Tri be , ▁or ▁an ▁individual ▁cert ified ▁as ▁an ▁Indian ▁art isan ▁by ▁an ▁Indian ▁Tri be ." ▁ ▁Based ▁on ▁this ▁statue , ▁only ▁a ▁fl ute ▁fashion ed ▁by ▁a ▁person ▁who ▁qual ifies ▁as ▁an ▁Indian ▁under ▁the ▁terms ▁of ▁the ▁statue ▁can ▁leg ally ▁be ▁sold ▁as ▁a ▁" Native ▁American ▁fl ute " ▁or ▁" American ▁Indian ▁fl ute ". ▁However , ▁although ▁there ▁is ▁no ▁official ▁public ▁r uling ▁on ▁alternative ▁terms ▁that ▁are ▁acceptable , ▁it ▁is ▁general ▁practice ▁that ▁any ▁manufact urer ▁or ▁vendor ▁may ▁leg ally ▁label ▁their ▁work - product ▁by ▁other ▁terms ▁such ▁as ▁" Native ▁American ▁style ▁fl ute " ▁or ▁" N orth ▁American ▁fl ute ". ▁Label s ▁such ▁as ▁" in ▁the ▁style ▁of ", ▁or ▁" in ▁the ▁spirit ▁of ", ▁or ▁" rep lica " ▁may ▁also ▁be ▁used . ▁ ▁However , ▁while ▁the ▁Act ▁applies ▁to ▁offering ▁hand made ▁arts ▁and ▁craft s ▁offered ▁to ▁the ▁public ▁for ▁sale , ▁it ▁does ▁not ▁apply ▁to ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁Native ▁American ▁fl utes ▁in ▁situations ▁such ▁as ▁performance , ▁work sh ops , ▁or ▁recording . ▁ ▁Mig rat ory ▁Bird ▁Tre aty ▁Act ▁of ▁ 1 9 1 8 ▁▁ ▁The ▁Mig rat ory ▁Bird ▁Tre aty ▁Act ▁of ▁ 1 9 1 8 ▁makes ▁it ▁un law ful ▁( without ▁a ▁w ai ver