Bald Eagles Being Used for Religous Ceremonies

   

 A few miles from downtown Denver is the National Eagle Repository. They take dead eagles found in the wild, and ship them to Native American tribes that order them. In the Native American culture, eagles are a very important part of religous ceremonies. The controvery is that after you order an eagle, it won't come for 2-4 years. Some of the diffrent Native American communities want to take the already dead eagles on their terrritory to use for the ceremonies, but the government won't let them because they don't have permits.

     I think that they should be allowed to use the eagles on their territory because if they're already dead, they're not doing any harm. I know that the bald eagle is the national bird of America, but I don't think anyone should have to wait 2-4 years for something you can easily get by yourself. It also is for a religous reason, and the government should respect that, and let them be able to take the already dead eagles.


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Article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/05/us/a-repository-for-eagles-finds-itself-in-demand.html?ref=earth