The government’s response has been two-pronged: A crackdown on rings illegally trafficking dead eagles coupled with a longstanding program that lawfully distributes eagle feathers and parts to tribal ...
Federally recognized tribes can apply for permits with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to take a bald or golden eagle for religious purposes, and enrolled tribal members can apply for feathers ...
A man from Washington state, who is said to have killed thousands of birds, is set to plead guilty on Wednesday. Prosecutors say he shot eagles on an American Indian reservation in Montana before ...
In order to wear a single eagle feather, a Lakota person must earn the ... but these values have endured through individual tribal members and leaders alike. These cultural values have helped ...