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Bald Eagle's New Status as the Official US Bird Brings Pride and Hope to Many Native Americans
UNITED STATES, JUL 13 – Federal legislation honors the bald eagle's spiritual role for Indigenous peoples and aims to address illegal trafficking and distribution delays, lawmakers said.
- The Bald Eagle has been designated as the official bird of the United States, which is significant for many Native Americans.
- The federal act highlights the eagle's importance in Indigenous peoples’ spiritual lives.
- For Native Americans, the eagle symbolizes a connection to the Creator and is considered sacred.
- Killing an eagle is considered 'blasphemous' in many Native cultures, emphasizing its revered status.
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Bald Eagle's New Status as the Official US Bird Brings Pride and Hope to Many Native Americans
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 they hold sacred as a messenger to the Creator.
Bald eagle's new status as the official U.S. bird brings pride and hope to many Native Americans
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 the bird they hold sacred as a messenger to the Creator
Some Native Americans traditionally bestow bald eagle feathers in ceremonies to mark achievements, such as graduations, and as a form of reverence for the bird they consider sacred as a messenger of the Creator.
Bald eagle’s new status pleases Native Americans
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 the bird they hold sacred as a messenger to the Creator. Read more...
After almost 250 years as a symbol, the Bald Eagle is finally the official bird of the United States
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 they hold sacred as a messenger to the Creator. This year, many are doing so with elevated pride and hope. 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 tod…
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