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March 25, 2012
Death to the Bald Eagle
This is an endangered species zoologists have given decades trying to repopulate. Yet Indians need feathers for their little two-steps, and synthetic plumage won’t suffice. -- The Legend of Whining Coyote
Posted by gerardvanderleun at March 25, 2012 10:09 PM. This is an entry on the sideblog of American Digest: Check it out.
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Symbolism over substance: The death of the American symbol is a far more important message than protecting an endangered species.
Posted by: Jewel at March 25, 2012 10:43 PM
During the Regan administration Native Americans (Siberian Americans) were prosecuted in federal courts for killing Bald Eagles. What do you call a President whose administration encourages a particular ethnic group to destroy the National Symbol?
Posted by: St. Thor at March 26, 2012 7:09 AM
[fixed] ...need feathers for their little two-steps performed for big bucks in front of tourists, and synthetic plumage won’t suffice....
Posted by: BillH at March 26, 2012 8:11 AM
I would not mind the Northern Arapaho killing two eagles as long as they did it in the traditional way. How is that you ask?
The hunter digs a pit in which he hides, naked, next to the pit he places a dead carcass, the bait. When the eagle comes to feed on the carcass the hunter springs from the pit and subdues the eagle with his bare hands, braving razor sharp talons and beak.
It takes real balls to hunt in the traditional manner. The hunt is liable to result in deep wounds or loss of an eye.
I have found old abandoned pits in the high plains of Dakota north of the Black Hills. They are small, cramped, and no place this "white eyes" would care to spend up to 36 hours before the eagle comes for the bate. If the Arapaho have the cajones to do it in the traditional manner, I say more power to them.
But they likely will simply use a shotgun.
Posted by: stuart at March 26, 2012 10:07 AM