Birds of a Feather: The Afterlives of America's Eagles

For hundreds of years, Native Americans have used eagle feathers for religious practices and cultural purposes. In recognition of the significance of these feathers, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service established the National Eagle Repository. The Repository stores and distributes bald and golden eagles found dead throughout the U.S. The eagles are then shipped to Native Americans enrolled in federally recognized tribes for use in religious ceremonies.
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[@Tigergrrll]

I hope that a very special eaglet named Meadow will end up providing feathers for Native American ceremonies. Lots watched her life unfold at Eagle Country until she fell out of the nest and passed away in rescue yesterday. She has beautiful young eagle feathers to give- as she was a couple of weeks away from branching.

[@kenshan5378]

An eagle followed me and my family above us along the beach. Beautiful memory we all have.

[@Iamcuvi]

I love eagles also i collect feathers from mauntains from bird rescue center and grasslands they have value for me

[@darwinmitchell1527]

Eagle Feathers gives us the
Strength and Courage to go on
Keep On Living Your Life
Earn Your Eagle Feathers
Don't Give Up On Your Life.

[@belowasmelashgebremariam]

Nice working,it's good natural world,

[@AmandaFortnerMandy]

Nice.

[@paulskillman6634]

Wasn't it Ben Franklin who wanted the turkey to be our national bird?

[@lemonke8132]

Pretty sure

[@DkaeRisk]

He was drunk

[@blackberry8615]

Yep

[@breckenridge1974]

That’s a myth. He was writing to his daughter that the design of the eagle on the great seal of the US at the time looked more like a turkey. In typical Franklin humor, he then went into a tongue-in-cheek rant about how the turkey would be a better national bird. He never seriously advocated the turkey be the national bird.

[@b34relite42]

@@screechboi8699 so all eagles r lazy and steal from others ?

[@williamhayes8864]

Did you know that in Colorado when the state doesn’t give you eagle feather thru person directly they let the eagles choose if they can give you an eagle feather cause eagles are considered citizens of the state like people and eagles are who are most in charge of where and who their feathers go to. Normally in most authentic of settings it’s the eagle who chooses who feather goes to

[@DebbieTomkoSUNSHINE]

Do you know who paints the wolf on the eagle feathers, bonnet?

[@toxichammertoe8696]

There are more protections for eagles then humans😲

[@moosefromsky3986]

It nearly went extinct a generation ago, so yeah, it has protections to keep it from getting to that point again

[@gamingsumo3703]

Any g.b.t members thank you and good bye for the content you used to create.

[@cyn2612]

🫣so many

[@henzcarltupas328henzcarltu2]

What are dead eagles used for since they're keep in National Eagle Foundation?

[@nicktsunami5588]

That is the subject of the video

[@Nine_Crows_Down]

@@henzcarltupas328henzcarltu2 they take the feathers from the animals and gift them to native American people. As eagle feathers are a part of their culture and important to them.
It's to protect both the birds from poachers and Native American culture

[@pyro4791]

Protect from Native American culture? Waht?

[@Winchesterosteve]

spray eagle

[@paulmacnally206]

Is there any limits to the government controls.

[@meowmeowimacat3046]

Nope, they wouldn't mind controlling everything.

[@GhostmanNtech]

I want my feather 🪶 in ny coffin ⚰️

[@Swishasweet2811]

thats still not the natural way

[@cyn2612]

That's what I was thinking 😬