WaPo Article on Justice Department’s Eagle Feathers Policy

Here. h/t PropertyProf Blog.

An excerpt:

Doug Craven, the natural resources director for the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians in Michigan, said tribal members there frequently encounter feathers from around 25 bald eagle nesting sites on their reservation. But it wasn’t always clear to them whether they could keep the feathers for ceremonial use or if they’d have to send them off to a repository.

“They feel that’s been gifted to them and they have a responsibility for that feather,” said Craven, who was part of a group consulting with the Justice Department on the eagle feather policy. “This policy supports that.”

Yay! It’s nice no longer being a crook.