Uncle Sam To Arapaho Tribe:OK To Kill Bald Eagles

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has granted a Native American tribe a permit to kill two bald eagles for religious purposes. Last year, physician the Wyoming-based Northern Arapaho tribe filed a federal lawsuit because it believes that when the government refuses to issue such permits, it is infringing on the tribe’s right to practice its religion.

For the record, and according to an Associated Press article by Ben Neary, Native Americans presently receive eagle feathers and carcasses from a federal repository based in Colorado. It is illegal to possess eagle feathers or carcasses, unless you have a permit.-[source]