US attorney: Eagle feathers in caskets
were legal.
Native American police honored slain
officer's that were killed Aug. 2 during a shootout with a ceremony of putting
eagle feathers in their caskets.
I was not blessed to make this ceremony
however, one can only pray that it was a Native American Soaugi (Funeral), and
every traditional tribe sent at least one representative.
The point to this article should be that
two Native American police hero's were putting their lives on the line and were
shot dead while doing that job!
Yes, an eagle feather is a high honor
given to a native American by another.
I also believe that the presentation of
the eagle feathers to the fallen police officers was in fact a nice and
necessary gesture of respect.
The federal law is designed to prevent
the needless killing of eagles, not keep any of the Native American community
from expressing its respect to their own.
The Black Hills Sioux Nation Treaty
Council needs to take the plastic card, you know the one, given to them by
their conquering government, burn it in your alter fire,
get back into a sweat lodge talking to Creator and your ancestor, stay there
until you find the truth in Creators words.
A Native American is a Native American!
It is about time that the federal
government caught up with the times and revamped this misguided law, all Native
Americans are Native Americans!
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