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TAHLEQUAH, Oklahoma - In partnership with the National Wild Turkey
Federation (NWTF), the Cherokee Nation is offering wild turkey feathers
to its tribal citizens this spring.
Cherokee Nation receives a large contribution of the feathers annually from NWTF. According to Pat Gwin, Cherokee Nation Natural Resources department supervisor, these feathers have been used for gift giving, fletching on bows and arrows, making decorative book marks and several other arts and crafts in years past. “We are very proud to be able to give these feathers to our citizens with the help of the NWTF and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,” said Gwin. According to its web site, the National Wild Turkey Federation is a national nonprofit conservation and hunting organization that, along with its volunteers, partners and sponsors, has worked for the conservation of the wild turkey and preservation of the hunting tradition. When the NWTF was established in 1973, there were only 1.3 million wild turkeys. Today that number stands at more than seven million birds throughout North America, and hunting seasons have been established in 49 U.S. states, Canada and Mexico. The wild turkey feathers are available to any Cherokee Nation citizen for as long as supplies last. Feathers can be picked up at the office of the Cherokee Nation Natural Resources department or may also be mailed out upon request. For more information contact Gwin, phone: 918-453-5704. |
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Mike Miller, Cherokee Nation Director of Communications Phone: 918-456-0671 (ext.2210) Fax: 918-458-5580 E-mail: Communications@cherokee.org
Larry Daugherty, Advertising Manager |
Steven Swogger, Agriculture Liaison Natural Resources Department Phone: 918-456-0671 (ext.2546) FAX: 918-458-7673 E-mail: sswogger@cherokee.org
Bradley D. Peak, Cherokee Nation |