the eagle feather headdress is a generic symbol of Native America indivisible from the narrative of the wild west and cowboys and Indians. For the Lakota, the wapaha is a symbol of cultural values ...

It's also ironic that the adoption of Native symbols by civic organizations often dates back to a time when Native American children were being taken from reservations and sent to boarding schools ...

is a popular—and sometimes co-opted—symbol of Native American identity. Images here: first, an Indian-owned, now closed espresso shop in Browning, Montana; second, a rest stop in Spearfish ...