SEALASKA HERITAGE INSTITUTE: U.S. SENATOR FROM ALASKA INTRODUCES BILL TO ALLOW INDIGENOUS ARTISTS TO USE BIRD FEATHERS, PARTS
October 18, 2024
October 18, 2024
JUNEAU, Alaska, Oct. 18 -- Sealaska Heritage Institute issued the following news release:
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Legislation named for late Tlingit artist Archie Cavanaugh
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A United States senator from Alaska has introduced an amendment to the federal Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA) to preserve and expand the rights of Native artists to use feathers and other bird materials in their artistic practices.
U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan, who filed the bi . . .
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Legislation named for late Tlingit artist Archie Cavanaugh
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A United States senator from Alaska has introduced an amendment to the federal Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA) to preserve and expand the rights of Native artists to use feathers and other bird materials in their artistic practices.
U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan, who filed the bi . . .