ABSTRACT
When cultures intersect, a complex set of issues must be addressed. Then add into the mixture the general feeling of superiority of one culture—particularly that emanating from individuals of European extraction—the issues become even more complex (Gould, 1999a). A very recent example of this includes the efforts of both Canadian and U.S. customs to prohibit the transportation of eagle feathers, used in spiritual ceremonies by the Blackfoot tribe, across the border from Montana to Alberta and back. At the same time, there was no attempt to prohibit the transportation of Bibles, Jewish prayer shawls, rosary beads, or other implements of European-based religions.
