Carrie Lynn Brake of Corner Brook has been doing bead work since 2012. She recently did the design and bead work for eagle feathers for Newfoundland and Labrador provincial courts. (Bernice ...

In Indigenous culture, the eagle feather is sacred and is a symbol of spirituality. The reason the eagle feather is so sacred is because the eagle is sacred as it flies the highest and closest to the ...

The eagle feathers were each blessed by the beader who beaded the stems, and individual nations can have their own ceremonies for feathers that will be used in the courts in their area of Alberta.

The Eagle Feather Protocol is also a part of the RCMP’s commitment to create a more inclusive and relevant justice system for Indigenous people. The Alberta RCMP employees and clients, including ...

Students lined up by school to shake hands with Corri Smith, GFPS Indian Education director, and receive their beaded feather. The bead colors reflected their individual school colors.

Thirty-three ceremonial eagle feathers were bestowed to the Nova Scotia courts on Thursday. Rose Michael was given the task of beading each one and is proud to hand them over after all her hard work. ...

Some schools have tried to prohibit Indigenous students from wearing regalia (like a beaded eagle feather)—usually by citing their dress codes, however 14 states (Alaska, Arizona, California ...

Native students across the country reported issues wearing traditional attire, eagle feathers, beaded caps, etc. There were even several instances reported from members of the Eastern Band of ...

Some of us would think of it as a feather in our cap to be commissioned to do artwork for provincial courtrooms, but Mi'kmaq bead artist Carrie Lynn Brake isn't one to boast. Ask her about the design ...