Transcript The Bald Eagle

The Bald Eagle
The Bald Eagle
On the backs of
our gold coins,
the silver dollar,
the half dollar
and the quarter,
we see an eagle
with outspread
wings.
National emblem
One of the first battles of the Revolution:
 noise of the struggle awoke the sleeping
eagles
 flew from their nests, circled over fighting
men + raucous cries
 "They are shrieking for Freedom!"
(patriots)
Bald Eagle Info
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Status of the bald eagle: June 28, 2007 the
Interior Department took the American bald
eagle off the endangered species list.
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The Europeans first arrived
fairly common.
The human population , the eagle population
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Until 1995 - endangered (in 43 of the 48
states).
Historical Reference
June 20th, 1782
 The Continental
Congress
 adopted the
current design for
the Great Seal of
the United States
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The Seal

Bald Eagle grasping:
thirteen arrows
AND
a thirteen-leaf olive
branch
A Sacred Bird
In some North American cultures
a sacred bird
Its feathers
central to Native American religions and
customs
Eagles = spiritual messengers between gods and humans
Honor
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The Lakota: give an eagle feather, the symbol of
honor, to a person who achieves a task.
Honor
The Pawnee:
symbols of fertility
WHY?
their nests - high off the ground
+
fiercely protect their young
Honor
The Choctaw:
a symbol of peace
WHY?
has direct contact
with the upper world
of the sun
Honor
Modern times:
given on a graduation from college.
Bad sign
Benjamin Franklin :
a bird of bad moral character
 does not get his living honestly: perches on ф
dead tree, watches the hunting of the fishinghawk
pursues him
takes it
from him....
 a rank coward
Thank you for
attention!
Sources
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bald_Eagle#The_
national_bird_of_the_United_States
http://www.baldeagleinfo.com/eagle/eagle9.h
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http://www.baldeagleinfo.com/eagle/eagle11.
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