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I came across these badges in display cases in the Spokane airport recently. Interesting to see them all. I don't have any info about them - if they are current or not, but thought they were worth sharing as part of this discussion. I noticed 3 of them with headdresses on them (Colville Confederated Tribes, Yellowstone County Montana, Spokane Indian Reservation) and will look into those a bit more as more research. Two of them look like they are actually affiliated with a Native American tribe.    

As noted in the post from Encyclopedia Britannica, headdresses have very specific cultural significance for the tribes who use them. To further expand on that and to further emphasize the inappropriateness of the headdress image on the YPD logo, please continue reading. Headdresses are traditional to a few specific tribes, the Great Plains, Sioux, Blackfeet, Crow, Cheyenne, and Plains Cree, though other tribes have come to adopt them.   "Feathered headdresses, or more correctly, eagle-feather war bonnets, were and are objects of great significance for peoples of the Plains tribes. A male warrior had to earn the privilege of wearing a war bonnet. This item of adornment, along with the warrior's clothing, communicated his rank in a given warrior society. Someone could not just decide to wear one–it was decidedly  not a fashion accessory. In fact, to acquire a war bonnet a warrior had to display great bravery in battle. On those occasions that a warrior accomplished great

 " What was Yakama clothing like? Did they wear feather headdresses and face paint? Yakama men wore breech clouts with leggings and short buckskin shirts with patterns of holes punched into them. Women wore buckskin dresses decorated with beads and quillwork. Like most Native Americans, Yakama people wore moccasins on their feet. Here is a website with Native American mocassins . In colder weather, Yakamas also wore fur robes and hats. Here is a museum exhibit of Yakama and other Indian beaded clothing , and some photos and links about Indian fashion in general. Originally, Yakama men didn't wear headdresses , (Emphasis added). As they became more influenced by styles of the Plains and the Eastern Plateau, many Yakama men began to wear feather warbonnet headdresses like the Sioux. Yakama women usually wore fez-shaped basket caps, but brides wore a long beaded wedding headdress. Yakama women sometimes painted their faces, using different designs for festive occasions