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By Ben Neary
Cheyenne, Wyoming (AP)
A member of the Northern Arapaho tribe who killed a bald eagle for use in a Native American ceremony could face up to a year in jail after the U.S. Supreme Court decided not to hear his appeal.
The court’s ruling Feb. 23 is the latest turn in a long-running legal dispute over the rights of American Indians to kill eagles for religious purposes.
Cheyenne, Wyoming (AP)
A member of the Northern Arapaho tribe who killed a bald eagle for use in a Native American ceremony could face up to a year in jail after the U.S. Supreme Court decided not to hear his appeal.
The court’s ruling Feb. 23 is the latest turn in a long-running legal dispute over the rights of American Indians to kill eagles for religious purposes.
