Hopi Tribe receives permit to take eagles for ceremonial use

Tuesday, April 30, 2013  

The Hopi Tribe of Arizona will receive a federal permit to take up to 40 nesting golden eagles.

Earlier this month, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed to limit the tribe to 35 eagles from its reservation and 5 eagles from the Navajo Nation. But after discussing the issue with both tribes and looking at the scientific data, the agency said it was not placing a limit on the number of eagles taken from Navajo land.

The tribe uses eagles for ceremonial purposes.

Get the Story:
Hopi tribe free to gather eaglets for religious ceremonies (KJZZ 4/29)
Feds scrap limit for eaglet gathering from Navajo (AP 4/29)

Relevant Documents:
Amended Final Environmental Assessment | Amended Finding of No Significant Impact

Hopi Tribe receives permit to take eagles for ceremonial use (04/10)