Youth wearing eagle feathers!

[woggs]

Dang, gimme some of them ostrich feathers, than I can LOOK LIKE a tall injun..or better yet my kids will look like tall injuns..LOL

[WhoMe]

WhoMe is just jealous! *L*

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Super,

Heck Yeah I am!

I'm jealous of the long ostrich plumes you use when you dance to the song "Shake Yo' Tailfeathers!"

[moonshadow]

My son is a grass dancer and was gifted a tiny eagle feather from a fancy dancer the first year he started dancing grass. He has carried that feather along with the tobacco in his medicine bag since it was gifted to him. That was 5 years ago. This last year he was gifted a total of 8 eagle feathers. All from different people that just came up to him and said that his dancing touched them, and that they enjoyed his dancing. He has always been taught to honor ANY feathers he wears, and take care of them. I did have a talk with him about the HUGE responsibility that comes with wearing and the carrying of Eagle feathers. He has always taken very good care of his regalia and feathers. Careful not to let anything happen to them. My son is 13. It's hard to say what the right age should be. I think the parents just need to teach them to take care of the feathers, and tell them what can happen if they don't.

[kitchemanitou]

Tansi

Depends on the Parents
We use to wear every thing Indian remember?
Buffalo,deer,Feather on the Baby Cradleboard!
etc... etc...
yes/no
Hi superndngyrl!

[superndngyrl]

WhoMe is just jealous! *L*

[WhoMe]

Times are changing...



For the worse.




It is excusable for a young person to wear a special eagle feather for special reasons, such as a feather that has been gifted.


"But it is inexcusable when a child wears more eagle feathers than a tribal chief suited in buckskin and a war bonnet!"

[N8ivebeauty]

Hey I know this might be off the subject and everything, but two years ago the received an eagle plume from the Draper family, and lost it at the Canyon Echos Pow-wow. What should I do, just replace it? or wait till the receive another one?

[badmaninc]

My son just turned 13 and he does not have a plume or feather in his roach. He is a grass dancer. He actually got the roach from one of my aunts in Idaho. He was 7 or 8 years old at the time. She was really impressed by his dancing style and how he carried himself when wearing his regalia. As he gets older, I will discuss when he will wear a feather with one of my uncles. We both have been in the circle for years. There is a lot of responsibility carrying a feather and I want to make sure he is ready to accept this responsiblity. I agree with the person who said you need to speak with your relatives or elders from your area. There are a lot of similar teachings with variations. It would be wrong for us to tell you because we aren't from your area and may do things for different reasons. Its also better to speak with those from your area as they are the ones whose opinions and thoughts you will hear from the most anyway.

[woggs]

I will not tell you in here how those kids got feathers because I cannot air any personal things about other peoples little kids in public! so send me a message and I'll tell you in a message..

[flicker_fan2005]

Yes Woggs, I would like to know!

Is there another way to earning your feathers in Illinois?

[flicker_fan2005]

Woggs?

[WocusWoman]

My son is 3 years older than my daughter, yet she's the only one that wears a nice large eagle fluff. I think he's too irresponsible with his dance outfit; she takes much better care and pride with hers. Besides, an elder gifted her feather to her, because he said he liked the way she carries herself and the way she sings at the drum. Otherwise; to just put eagle feathers on kids, just to outdue the "Johnsons" OK in this case, "Yazzies" in the TEEPEE next door is just plain silly!

[woggs]

Oh yeah my kids dont wear REAL feathers either..my son wears turkey feather rockers and my lil gurl wears chicken feather fluffs!! I think feathers should be earned...

[woggs]

kiwehnzii
I know what dancers you are talking about, they dance quite a bit in my area. I seen those young ones wearing every part of the eagle, but the rump.
We both know these boys are not veterans, but I don't know if they have a family member who served their country. So we can only speculate that a family member handed down the right to wear their feathers.

I know where they got some of those feathers!! Not from family member..Ill tell ya how if ya want..but if ya dont i wont..but IM me I don't want to talk about their personal lives in here...so it wasn't for any of the raesons you guys said...did you notice that elk outfit one of them used to wear?? well that was my dads

[chazziff]

Chazziff, you said " I only let her wear them in her contest"
It sounds that u used the feathers to help put your child in the winners line! Is this correct?

it's not that - she's not one of those "serious" dancers - she just goes out when she feels like it - sometimes she doesn't even dance all weekend. besides she's only placed once and that was at a small school pow wow. i guess it's the same with my older daughter she only dances when she feels like it. i've NEVER forced them to dance when they didn't want to.

when she is dancing i dont let her use her feathers all day because she's not careful yet. she usually just wears them grand entry and during junior girls trad - she "runs" around too much during intertribals too to let her wear them then. guess i'm being too careful....