“There’s like a religious and spiritual tie that we have to eagle feathers and beaded regalia and so that’s how I would push back in saying there should be certain exceptions to our Native ...

The feathers, which will be blessed and beaded, will be handed out by an Elder. The meaning of the feather will be shared and stories from the ceremony will be told. Smudging of recipients and ...

Now, Jodie Gazan sports them, too. They’re featherlocks: real, colored feathers that are “locked” into hair with a crimped bead. “It’s the biggest, coolest trend right now,” said Mary ...