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Home > News > Headlines Printer friendly version Conviction of Indian man for eagle feathers upheld MONDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2003 A federal appeals court on Friday upheld the conviction of a Native man who brought eagle feathers and parts into the United States from Canada. Terry Antoine, a member of the Cowichan Salish First Nation in British Columbia, said his religious rights were violated by the conviction. A three-judge panel of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals disagreed. Antoine said he was selling the parts to tribal members in the U.S. Authorities said he brought at least 120 bald and golden eagle carcasses from Canada. Get the Story: Federal appeals court upholds sentence for selling bald eagle parts in United States (AP 2/1) Get the Decision: US v. ANTOINE, No. 02-30008 (9th Cir. January 31, 2003) Related Stories: Challenge to eagle feather law denied (10/08) Appeals court upholds eagle protection laws (1/17) Native man sentenced over eagle parts (01/14) Indian man convicted of eagle violations (10/29) Think Indian, federal jury urged (10/24) Canadian Indian faces eagle conviction (10/23) Prison sentence for Alaska Native grave disturber (9/27) Court to rehear eagle protection cases (8/9) Minn. man sentenced for eagle violation (5/31) Man pleads guilty to selling artifacts (11/2) Copyright © Indianz.Com

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