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

A ceremonial staff with eagle feathers stands near the podium at a ceremony honoring high school and higher education ...

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, researchers and tribal ...

Beyoncé graced the stage in a gilded feather bodysuit adorned with a gold lamé cape. Resembling that of a heroic goddess ...

Online posts from people selling eagle feathers illegally are relatively easy to find on internet marketplaces. “The biggest atrocity in Indian country today is the powwow but no one will say that out ...

Eagle feathers were on full display at a recent powwow in Billings, where dozens of Native Americans adorned with feathers paraded into a university fieldhouse to kick off dancing competitions.

Eagle feathers were on full display at a recent powwow in Billings, where dozens of Native Americans adorned with feathers paraded into a university fieldhouse to kick off dancing competitions.

The government’s response has been to crack down on illegal poaching rings while distributing feathers and other eagle parts legally to tribal members.

Eagle feathers are displayed on a table at the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service's National Eagle Repository in Commerce City, Colo., on March 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown) Another investigation ...

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.