As one top Indian Affairs official put it: “The Indians are going to have to face the fact that they will soon be 21. We are doing our damndest to give them the best possible preparation.

Eagle feathers adorn the outfits worn by many of the dancers at a Native American pow wow in Raleigh in 2022. “We have to take care of our stuff,” said Amanda Ballard.

Plains Indians are the most common — anything with a war bonnet, the big feather headdress. I came up with some rules about depicting American Indians.

TERRY LOCKLEAR: " I got my undergraduate degree in American Indian Studies from UNC Pembroke. Everyone who received their AIS degree, actually, was given an eagle feather at that time.

The West Indian American Day Parade, which celebrates Caribbean culture, filled Eastern Parkway in Brooklyn with feathers, glitter and dancing on Monday. David Dee Delgado for The New York Times ...