Rule change over feathers allows Alaskan Native artists to sprout wings

Perry Eaton works on his latest art work. “The Spirit of the Halibut” is the latest mask made by the Kodiak native in his Mountain View studio.
Eaton is Alutiiq. The feathers are one of the key parts to this project.
“The majority of them are turkey feathers,” Eaton said, as he explained the feathers he uses come from the Lower 48.
Artwork Eaton sells can not contain feathers from birds in Alaska. It’s been the law since the Migratory Bird Treaty Act went into effec