<P> The eagle feather law provides many exceptions to federal wildlife laws regarding eagles and other migratory birds to enable American Indians to continue their traditional spiritual and cultural practices . </P> <P> Under the current language of the eagle feather law, individuals of certifiable American Indian ancestry enrolled in a federally recognized tribe are legally authorized to obtain eagle feathers . Unauthorized persons found with an eagle or its parts in their possession can be fined up to $250,000 . </P> <P> The eagle feather law has incited ongoing debate about the criteria for ownership and possession of eagles and eagle parts . Debates have centered on the differences between enrollment in a federally recognized American Indian tribe, vs a racial, ethnic or self - identified concept of Indigeneity . Some arguments have centered on non-Natives being opposed to Natives having access to anything that all Americans cannot have . </P> <P> Defenders of the law have argued it is the only legal protection of American Indian spirituality and that because eagle supplies are limited, increasing the number of people who can have eagle parts may make feathers more scarce as well as endanger the lives of too many migratory birds (including threatened or endangered species). </P>

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