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This typed eight-page letter to the U.S. Secretary of the Interior from the Director of the Fish and Wildlife Service was sent on May 15, 1979. The letter reviews the impact of Fish and Wildlife Service policies on Native American religious practices in light of the passage of the American Indian Religious Freedom Act of 1978. It examines conflicts with bald and golden eagle regulations, migratory bird regulations, and endangered species regulations and outlines exceptions and steps taken to comply with the Act such as religious permits and the establishment of depositories for eagle parts.
Publication Date
5-15-1979
Document Type
Correspondence
City
Washington, D.C.
Keywords
Lynn Greenwalt, Fish and Wildlife Service, Migratory Bird Treaty Act, Endangered Species Act, American Indian Religious Freedom, bald eagles, golden eagles
Language
English
Sender
Lynn Greenwalt
Recipient
Cecil Andrus
Disciplines
Indigenous Studies | Native American Studies | Political History | Social History | United States History
Recommended Citation
Greenwalt, Lynn Adams, "Letter from Lynn Adams Greenwalt to Cecil Andrus, May 15, 1979" (1979). American Indian Movement and Activism. 51.
https://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/john_thomas_aim/51
Rights Statement
This item is made available as part of the Welcome Home Project for educational purposes only. It is not to be distributed for commercial use.
Identifier
Box 6, Folder 3, Item C
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Indigenous Studies Commons, Native American Studies Commons, Political History Commons, Social History Commons, United States History Commons
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