Two artists are facing federal charges that they faked Native American heritage to sell works at downtown Seattle galleries By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press December 11, 2021, 1:09 AM • 4 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article SEATTLE — Two artists are facing federal charges that they faked Native American heritage to sell works at downtown Seattle galleries. Lewis Anthony Rath, 52, of Maple Falls, and Jerry Chris Van Dyke, 67, also known as Jerry Witten, of Seattle, have been charged separately with violating the Indian Arts and Crafts Act, which prohibits misrepresentation in marketing American Indian or Alaska Native arts and crafts. The U.S. Attorney’s Office…