The eagle feather, considered one of the most powerful gifts in many Native American cultures, symbolizes strength and ...

Native Americans held ceremonies on the ... like Catherine Ghosthawk (ph), have only a single golden eagle feather in their hair, but their eyes are shining. Ms. CATHERINE GHOSTHAWK (Participant ...

someday you’re going to have to do something about all of this,’” Spotted Eagle said, recalling a far-off look in his eyes ... have become the first Native American to win an electoral ...

The historian of American bookbinding Willman Spawn has studied the work of Indian binders in New England; neither he, nor James Green of the Library Company of Philadelphia, nor William Reese of the ...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A Native American student is suing his Central California school district over its refusal to allow him to wear an eagle feather during his high school graduation ceremony.

BOULDER — Darrell Pino said Monday he experienced “indescribable” heartache when a Native American ceremony to lay to rest a dead bald eagle was violated by the raptor’s later removal from ...

Eagle feathers are woven into Native American culture. Beyond powwow regalia, they’re presented to high school graduates, used in marriage ceremonies and buried with the dead. A government ...

An Army Major who posted portraits in full uniform while wearing traditional Native American eagle feathers in his hair, said the pictures are a tribute to both his Native identity and fallen ...

WASHINGTON — The Department of Justice announced a new policy broadening and clarifying the right of Native Americans to possess eagle feathers and other parts of the birds that they consider ...