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Nakota Tribe member Perry Lilley, who says many feathers in his regalia were gifted to him or came from a dead eagle he found along a fence, participates in the grand entrance for a powwow at Montana State University Billings in Billings, Mont., on April 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown)

Nakota Tribe member Perry Lilley, who says many feathers in his regalia were gifted to him or came from a dead eagle he found along a fence, participates in the grand entrance for a powwow at Montana State University Billings in Billings, Mont., on April 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown)

FILE - An adult golden eagle circles overhead in a remote area of Box Elder County, Utah, May 20, 2021. (Spenser Heaps/The Deseret News via AP, File)

FILE - An adult golden eagle circles overhead in a remote area of Box Elder County, Utah, May 20, 2021. (Spenser Heaps/The Deseret News via AP, File)

Eagle feathers are displayed on a table at the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service's National Eagle Repository in Commerce City, Colo., on March 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown)

Eagle feathers are displayed on a table at the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service's National Eagle Repository in Commerce City, Colo., on March 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown)

Perry Lilley of the Nakota Tribe, who says many feathers in his regalia were gifted to him or came from a dead eagle he found along a fence, poses for a photo during a powwow with his eagle feather fan and a short staff with an eagle foot at Montana State University Billings in Billings, Mont., on April 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown)

Perry Lilley of the Nakota Tribe, who says many feathers in his regalia were gifted to him or came from a dead eagle he found along a fence, poses for a photo during a powwow with his eagle feather fan and a short staff with an eagle foot at Montana State University Billings in Billings, Mont., on April 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown)

The exterior of the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service's National Eagle Repository is seen in Commerce City, Colo., on March 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown)

The exterior of the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service's National Eagle Repository is seen in Commerce City, Colo., on March 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown)

Women hold feather fans during a powwow in Montana on April 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown)

Women hold feather fans during a powwow in Montana on April 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown)

FILE - This undated photo from a court document provided by the U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana shows golden eagle feet recovered by law enforcement officers from a Washington state man's vehicle. (Courtesy of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana via AP, File)

FILE - This undated photo from a court document provided by the U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana shows golden eagle feet recovered by law enforcement officers from a Washington state man's vehicle. (Courtesy of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana via AP, File)

Eagle feathers are held by a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service employee at the National Eagle Repository in Commerce City, Colo., on March 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown)

Eagle feathers are held by a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service employee at the National Eagle Repository in Commerce City, Colo., on March 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown)

Kenneth Deputee Sr. with the Crow Indian Tribe participates in the grand entrance for a powwow at Montana State University Billings in Billings, Mont., on April 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown)

Kenneth Deputee Sr. with the Crow Indian Tribe participates in the grand entrance for a powwow at Montana State University Billings in Billings, Mont., on April 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown)

Beadwork depicting a bald eagle is worn by Nakota Tribe member Perry Lilley, who says many feathers in his regalia were gifted to him or came from a dead eagle he found along a fence, participates in the grand entrance for a powwow at Montana State University Billings in Billings, Mont., on April 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown)

Beadwork depicting a bald eagle is worn by Nakota Tribe member Perry Lilley, who says many feathers in his regalia were gifted to him or came from a dead eagle he found along a fence, participates in the grand entrance for a powwow at Montana State University Billings in Billings, Mont., on April 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown)

Eagle feathers adorn a headdress during a powwow in Montana, on April 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown)

Eagle feathers adorn a headdress during a powwow in Montana, on April 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown)