Would you ever wear a feather in your cap, particularly in the U.S.?

[macwilkin]

Then lets find some facts. There are more educated people than me on here so surely someone knows if they took the tradition from the native americans or not.

Harold,

As I mentioned earlier, I am not sure as to whether there are any hard & fast sources that document this theory. That's what we need.

UPDATE: I just requested a book by Thomas Abler, Hinterland warriors and military dress : European empires and exotic uniforms. It has a chapter on Highlanders, as well as one entitled: "North America: Feathers and Leathers", so we'll see what we can turn up. I also need to look and see what Colin Calloway may say about the subject in White People, Indians and Highlanders.

T.