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=== Feathers and Native American use === The [[feather]]s and other parts of the red-tailed hawk are considered [[sacred]] to many [[indigenous people]] and, like the feathers of the [[bald eagle]] and [[golden eagle]], are sometimes used in religious ceremonies and found adorning the [[regalia]] of many [[Native Americans in the United States]]; these parts, most especially their distinctive tail feathers, are a popular item in the Native American community.<ref name="Pequot">{{Cite journal|url=http://www.pequotmuseum.org/Home/CrossPaths/CrossPathsSpring2003/TheSacredMessengers.htm|last=Collier|first= Julie|title=The Sacred Messengers|journal=Cross Paths|date=Spring 2003|volume=6|issue=1|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080124145720/http://www.pequotmuseum.org/Home/CrossPaths/CrossPathsSpring2003/TheSacredMessengers.htm |archive-date=24 January 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref> As with the other two species, the feathers and parts of the red-tailed hawk are regulated by the [[eagle feather law]],<ref name="Title 50">{{cite web|url=http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=ecfr&tpl=/ecfrbrowse/Title50/50cfr22_main_02.tpl|title=TITLE 50—Wildlife and Fisheries|publisher=Electronic Code of Federal Regulations (e-CFR)|access-date=20 June 2007|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070610034613/http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=ecfr&tpl=%2Fecfrbrowse%2FTitle50%2F50cfr22_main_02.tpl|archive-date=10 June 2007}}</ref> which governs the possession of feathers and parts of migratory birds.<ref name="Feathers">{{cite web|url=http://www.pequotmuseum.org/Home/CrossPaths/CrossPathsSpring2003/FeatherLaw.htm|last=Cook|first=Stephen|title=Feather Law|publisher=Mashantucket Pequot Museum|access-date=20 June 2007|archive-date=5 August 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120805153601/http://www.pequotmuseum.org/Home/CrossPaths/CrossPathsSpring2003/FeatherLaw.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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