Native students at Westwood High School in Mesa, Arizona, will be allowed to wear eagle feathers during graduation ceremonies.

The school had told about a dozen students from the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community that they couldn't wear the sacred symbol of achievement and honor. But after meeting with tribal leaders, the school changed its mind.

Other high schools in the district are expected to allow feathers at graduation. Nearly half of the students at Westwood are Native. About a third of students in the entire district are Native.

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Westwood students get OK for eagle feathers (The Arizona Republic 5/25)
Feathers in cap OK for Mesa�s graduates (The East Valley Tribune 5/25)
American Indian Graduates May Don Feathers (AP 5/25)
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