<\/iframe><\/p>\nWhat happens when native American spirituality collides with an American national symbol?<\/p>\nIn 2012, The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service gave the northern Arapaho in Wyoming a permit to kill two bald eagles. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/2012\/03\/14\/wyoming-native-american-tribe-gets-rare-permit-to-kill-bald-eagles\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">According to this story in the Associated Press<\/a>, \u00a0the permit was \u201cissued after the Northern Arapaho Tribe filed a federal lawsuit last year contending the refusal to issue such permits violates tribal members\u2019 religious freedom.\u201d<\/p>\nMany native American tribes use eagle parts, especially feathers, as part of religious ceremonies. \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.npr.org\/2012\/03\/19\/148919990\/wyoming-tribe-wins-right-to-hunt-two-bald-eagles\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\" rel=\"nofollow\">An Arapaho elder told NPR in 2012<\/a> that \u201chis tribe uses eagle-tail fans and eagle-bone whistles in several tribal ceremonies and settings, including sun dances, powwows and sweat lodges.\u201d<\/p>\nBut many conservationists oppose the permit because bald eagles are an endangered species.<\/p>\nWho\u2019s right? The Native Americans or the conservationists?<\/p>\nThis might be an interesting debate for religion students when we cover indigenous religions. Here\u2019s a list of some of the stories about the issue that students might read.<\/p>\nAnd above, you can watch a TED presentation by photographer<a href=\"http:\/\/www.aaronhuey.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\" rel=\"nofollow\"> Aaron Huey<\/a> about the Pine Ridge Indian reservation.<\/p>\nThanks to Mike Gwaltney for his blog post about this issue <a href=\"http:\/\/osgapusgov.wordpress.com\/2012\/03\/15\/killing-a-national-symbol-v-religious-freedom-4-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\" rel=\"nofollow\">which you can see here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">From Retuers: \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/2012\/05\/04\/us-usa-eagles-tribes-idUSBRE84306C20120504\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\" rel=\"nofollow\">Killing of bald eagles divides Native American tribes<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">From NPR: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.npr.org\/2012\/03\/19\/148919990\/wyoming-tribe-wins-right-to-hunt-two-bald-eagles\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\" rel=\"nofollow\">Wyoming Tribe Wins Right To Hunt Two Bald Eagles<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">From the Daily News:<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nydailynews.com\/news\/national\/northern-arapaho-indian-tribe-kill-bald-eagles-article-1.1038792\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\" rel=\"nofollow\"> Northern Arapaho Indian Tribe gets right to kill bald eagles<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">From the US Fish & Wildlife Service: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fws.gov\/news\/blog\/index.cfm\/2012\/3\/15\/bald-eagle-take-permit-issued-for-religious-purposes\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\" rel=\"nofollow\">Bald Eagle Take Permit Issued for Religious Purposes<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">From Findlaw: Killing Bald Eagles:<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.findlaw.com\/law_and_life\/2012\/03\/killing-bald-eagles-feds-give-first-ever-permit.html\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\" rel=\"nofollow\"> Feds Give First-Ever Permit<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">From Change.org: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.change.org\/petitions\/stop-the-killing-of-bald-eagles\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\" rel=\"nofollow\">Stop the Killing of Bald Eagles<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.patheos.com\/blogs\/sites\/433\/2014\/06\/BaldEagles.jpg\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3331\" title=\"BaldEagles\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.patheos.com\/blogs\/sites\/433\/2014\/06\/BaldEagles-300x168.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"268\"><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"What happens when native American spirituality collides with an American national symbol? 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