Robert Soto, a Lipan Apache man who live in Texas, is trying to get his eagle feathers back from the federal government.
Soto's two feathers were confiscated at a powwow in March. They were taken by an undercover U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service agent.
Soto didn't have a permit to possess the feathers. Since the Lipan Apache are no longer recognized by the government, he won't ever be able to get one.
The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals, which does not cover Texas, has ruled that an Apache man in New Mexico whose tribe was terminated can use eagle feathers. But Soto says the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service won't respond to his requests.
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