<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 $25,000 . </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>

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