Eagles are sacred for many Native Americans, who can obtain dead birds for religious use through the federal government. Bird ...

Many Native Americans are marking ceremonies like graduations with bald eagle feathers, a form of reverence for the bird they ...

Native American News Bald eagle’s new status as the official US bird brings pride and hope to many Native Americans Published: Jul. 14, 2025, 1:29 p.m.

Native American News Bald eagle’s new status as the official US bird brings pride and hope to many Native Americans Published: Jul. 14, 2025, 1:29 p.m.

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 newly founded nation that's deeply polarized politically today.

Many Native Americans are marking ceremonies like graduations with bald eagle feathers, a form of reverence for the bird they have always held sacred as a messenger to the Creator.

PRAIRIE ISLAND INDIAN COMMUNITY, Minn. — Some Native Americans traditionally bestow bald eagle feathers at ceremonies to mark achievements, such as graduations, and as a form of reverence for ...