Graduations shouldn't be 'another form' of erasure Native high school students continue to battle for the right to wear eagle feathers and regalia at commencement Author: May 10, 2021 From the chapter, "Stories We Love." An eagle feather? When representation of a Native Nation gets in the way of graduation. (Illustration by Tomás Karmelo Amaya, Indian Country Today) Native high school students continue to battle for the right to wear eagle feathers and regalia at commencement Mary Annette Pember The disagreement over allowing Native students to wear eagle feathers and regalia during high school graduation rears its contentious head once again this year.