Meghan Fitz-James

My op essay An Eagle's Eye View on Otto Bell's The Eagle Huntress was published by UB Post Aug. 2016 but filmmaker’s ppl bullied MnNews to censor it Oct. 2016.

[Meghan Fitz-James @MeghanfjFitz]

#Aisholpan of #TheEagleHuntress "documentary" says men opposing her/female engagement in eaglehunting were dad's friends #OttoBell & #StaceyReiss never i.d.'ed them as such/named them. I found out & have discovered inconvenient info missed by ALL film's factcheckers: Stay tuned

[Meghan Fitz-James @MeghanfjFitz]

I switched to writing a book about the one individual whose story directly challenges #TheEagleHuntress "documentary"'s narrative after interviewing her, her dad (& bro) in Kz and learning their direct encouraging role muted because inconvenient: #MakpalAbdrazakova #eaglefalconer

[Meghan Fitz-James @MeghanfjFitz]

Translated into English:

[Meghan Fitz-James @MeghanfjFitz]

This 2020 Kz article mentions #MakpalAbdrazakova & #AkbotaBagashar as #eaglehuntress #eaglefalconer female forerunners to #Aisholpan This is RARELY reported in Kz press! Makpal was noted as involved for 15 yrs but her self-report is "more than 20 yrs". https://t.co/m3mTP8TQxA

[Meghan Fitz-James @MeghanfjFitz]

In Kazakh:

[Meghan Fitz-James @MeghanfjFitz]

@kbyeibit Yup.

[Meghan Fitz-James @MeghanfjFitz]

@scroll_in One hell of a writer and a woman I admire. Congratulations on her win!

[Meghan Fitz-James @MeghanfjFitz]

@carinanebel @research_raptor @BioOneNews @PeSumas Can you enlighten us about imprinted eagles released to nature in the Altai? Are they reproducing once released if taken prefledged fr the nest & imprinted on the berkutchi? And at what age does a female golden eagle stop having capacity to breed? Tx for any insights you can give

[Meghan Fitz-James @MeghanfjFitz]

On #goldeneagle #conservation issues in #Kazakhstan. Much hinges on protecting the very bird of prey that makes 'national hunting' possible. What's the role of 'heritage' #tourism now? Is growing more/bigger golden eagle fests & more eagle falconry schools not risky business?

[Meghan Fitz-James @MeghanfjFitz]

People have been led to believe that #eaglehuntress #MakpalAbdrazakova was not known about by #eaglehunters and big wigs in countries neighbouring #Kazakhstan...And that she thus had no encouraging influence on any of them. Suffice to say Makpal's story... https://t.co/bou3hAEUj0

[Meghan Fitz-James @MeghanfjFitz]

"The only owner of the rare badge “Excellence in Hunting of the USSR” in #Kazakhstan was the famous #berkutchi Masip Batyrkhanuly." This contradicts claim that #eaglehunting was fully outlawed throughout Soviet rule. Was it sanctified -for a time? Research
https://t.co/GOBHfMceRZ

[Meghan Fitz-James @MeghanfjFitz]

@grotron Very interesting subject!

[Meghan Fitz-James @MeghanfjFitz]

@NadiaHsieh1 She was not the only or the first. That was a concerted lie.

[Meghan Fitz-James @MeghanfjFitz]

@whogivesamonkey Why didn't you ask #MakpalAbdrazakova HERSELF how long her eagle falconry career was, Asha? By not doing so you've shave ~14 yrs off of Makpal's "more than 20 years" (her words) legacy. It remains responsibility of you & @AJEnglish to address that sloppy journalism. For Makpal.

[Meghan Fitz-James @MeghanfjFitz]

@whogivesamonkey Why didn't you ask #MakpalAbdrazakova HERSELF how long her eagle falconry career was, Asha? By not doing so you've shave ~14 yrs off of Makpal's "more than 20 years" (her words) legacy. It remains responsibility of you & @AJEnglish to address that sloppy journalism. For Makpal.

[Meghan Fitz-James @MeghanfjFitz]

The truth takes many people to unveil. I sent a small correction to this otherwise well-researched article by Asha Tanna. See my comment under her tweet (!) In brief, Makpal was involved for at least 14 years, not 5-6 as fact-checked by me with Bagdat. Hopefully corrected asap.

[Asha Tanna @whogivesamonkey]

The Eagle Huntreses of western Mongolia, a story that’s more complex than meets the eye.
https://t.co/aNDj1yhqkL

[Meghan Fitz-James @MeghanfjFitz]

@grotron Exciting project! I personally am working on writing a book about Makpal Abdrazakova. Wish us luck!

[Meghan Fitz-James @MeghanfjFitz]

The link is here. https://t.co/TgUwuoJtpM

[Meghan Fitz-James @MeghanfjFitz]

I made a FB post today about my Sept. '23 trip to #Kazakhstan to interview famous (retired) #eaglehuntress #MakpalAbdrazakova , her parents, & her brother-hunting partner, Serik. To hear my video about it & see more photos check it out. I understand the assignment. Stay tuned! 🕵️‍♀️

[Meghan Fitz-James @MeghanfjFitz]

Some photos of retired #eaglehuntress #MakpalAbdrazakova
thru time. It is categorically untrue that Makpal was only an eagle huntress for "5-6 years" as noted within an @AJEnglish story by #AshaTanna Makpal should've been asked directly about length of her career! Needs 2b fixed.

[Meghan Fitz-James @MeghanfjFitz]

@AJEnglish Just please be aware that Makpal Abdrazakova was shown this article and noted to me her engagement in eagle falconry was "more than 20 years". I am trying to alert you, Al Jazeera and the reporter with no change yet. There a couple other errors in report but by&large it was good

[Meghan Fitz-James @MeghanfjFitz]

@brerkhargosh Just please be aware that Makpal Abdrazakova was shown this article and noted to me her engagement in eagle falconry was "more than 20 years". I am trying to alert Al Jazeera and the reporter with no change yet. There a couple other errors in the report but by & large it was good