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Article: Selling of eagle parts not a tradition.(All My Relations)
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- Wind Speaker
- Article date:
- June 1, 2007
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Slaughtering eagles and selling their feathers and body parts for powwow dance regalia has nothing to do with tradition, explained Francis Tootoosis.
The Elder from Hobbema and other Elders from around the country are adamant in declaring historical harvesting of eagle feathers and body parts had nothing to do with making a profit. Traditionally, feathers were often taken one at a time from the birds in a respectful way. Instances where birds are killed for profit-such as the case that occurred in North Vancouver a few years back where 50 birds were slaughtered and their feathers and body parts sold within the powwow circuit-are nothing less than tragic.
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