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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19, 2002

U.S. authorities forbid a Canadian chief from entering the country with his traditional eagle feather warbonnet.

Kainaiwa First Nation Chief Chris Shade was on his way to the Blackfoot Confederacy gathering in Montana. He provided documentation of his Indian status but wasn't allowed through with the item.

Canadian authorities don't issue permits for eagle items. U.S. authorities said they would recognize one.

The Blackfoot Confederacy is composed of the Blackfeet Tribe of Montana and the Blood, Peigan and Siksika First Nations of Alberta.

Get the Story:
Blackfoot Confederacy gathers U.S. won't allow Canadian headdress in; tribes see it as part of cross-border inequality (The Great Falls Tribune 6/19)

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