A high school graduate is suing her former Oklahoma school district after she says school officials prevented her from wearing a sacred eagle plume on her graduation cap.

US Native American student sues school for removing feather from her graduation cap Plaintiff Lena Black is Otoe-Missouria and Osage and considers the feather a religious symbol ...

The bald eagle is now the official bird of the United States, nearly 250 years after it was first used as a symbol of the ...

Christian Titman, center, looks into the sun wearing a feather as he and his graduating class enter Clovis High’s Lamonica Stadium in June 2015 in Clovis, Calif. North Carolina lawmakers could ...

Some Native Americans traditionally bestow bald eagle feathers at ceremonies to mark achievements, such as graduations, and as a form of reverence for the bird ...

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — America’s golden eagles face a rising threat from a black market for their feathers used in Native American powwows and other ceremonies, according to wildlife officials ...

North Carolina lawmakers could allow Native American students to wear culturally significant objects such as bird feathers and plumes during graduation ceremonies. The state House Federal ...

Updated June 14 with Gov. Cooper announcing he had signed the bill into law. Native American students will have the legal right to wear bird feathers and other culturally significant items at ...

Native American News; Poachers exploit demand for eagle feathers, sacred among Native Americans. Published: ; Nov. 07, 2024, 9:00 a.m.