Sadly a lot of families are bullied to cut their childs hair to - TopicsExpress



          

Sadly a lot of families are bullied to cut their childs hair to attend school. In dinétah our hair is an extension of our thoughts, ideas, knowledge, and wisdom. Collecting thoughts into the traditional hair bun was a visualization of ones ability to plan for the future rooted in tradition, memories, and dreams. Nowadays our diné men and women cut their hair, metaphorically becoming stupid. This policy was part of the boarding school days when the slogan, kill the savage, save the Indian! Nearly destroyed the indigenous identity of native peoples. Le sigh.
Posted on: Fri, 29 Aug 2014 07:39:57 +0000

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