Each time someone passes in my family or dishonor has been placed upon my circle thats the only time I cut my hair and recently the state has taken my children from my ex and so they ask for my permission to have their hairs cut I hope they dont dishonor my request for them to be able to keep their pride. Just to reiterate, it was indeed the French who paid for bounties on Lakota scalps. I truly believe there is a spiritual reason that I feel so attached to my long hair, especially after learning about my heritage. I feel so powerful with my hair. I gave him 32 years of my life and a beautiful son so when he passes which is going to be soon I fear I will cut my hair more. The Sweet Grasses found growing around the World represent the hair of Our Mother, the Earth. Ive gone through periods of change, and all I wanted to do is chop all my hair off, like the hair was holding me to my old patterns. But then I remember how much power it gives me and the fear of losing all that is enough for me to keep living with this crazy inconvenient, yet crazy powerful and majestic mane of hair. The white man started that when the government offered payment for every indian they killed. My two youngest are still growing out their hair and it is beautiful. Could it be somehow tied to hair length? which is an important distinction Id say! I just did a google search to see if the hair cutting was due to his mothers death. I was conned into a trim one day in 2000 and most of it was loped off. You guys are the perfect example of how a business should behave. I noticed that I lost much of my awareness of what was around me and did not have insight into the people I was with. Beautiful, thank you for sharing the traditions of your family. It didnt feel evil. Yet, some are thrilled with it. I am 1/16th Native American. My hair was long when he passed and I have kind of made it a tradition to do it once a year since not realizing it is a custom in Native American tradition. As Im learning more about my roots and learning the significance of hair, this connection makes sense and feels good! Long hair power, short hair weakness= BS. I agree with this comment! My mom harped on me as I turned 20 and married that it was time for my to start wearing my hair short. I found this blog while trying to find an answer for how to discard it respectfully. I love my hair but I just dont do my hair right I am really mad that I cant get my hair good and brushed good. ones since birth. Ive dealt with them roughly 15 yrs to the NYC office in Manhattan. My Dads Grandmother was from within the Cherokee Nation and she thankfully escaped the Trail of Tears in Tennessee. She didnt know of the tattoo. Im native american and have 2 little boys whos hair I have insisted on growing out. I was very surprised how emotionally attached I became to my longer hair when I finally decided to just let it grow! Really dont understand what this website is about??? No. I am ready for change and ready to release the old and darkness. I'm 39 and have long black hair and carry her skin tone as no one else in the family has. Thank you for sharing, please come back and comment again. Thank you man. I just recently cut the back of my hair in honor of losing my mom,,, I always wore it long in back, it wasnt cut nor even trimmed, Im of native American decent, of the Ojibway nation out here in Minnesota.. ..from others my own agethe comments hear really spoke to memy hair is part of my journey here..connects me to spirit.it is my strength. They exchanged traditional clothing for uniforms, and embarked on a life. Yes I could look in the mirror and and satisfy my ego as I had the long hair look back. For the next 25 years it was long. Chemo messed me up for life with thin hair. Thanks for hangin with us and spreading the word about The Longhairs! We spend so much time on our outward appearance. So it must be in coded in my DNA?? Do not cut the hair of a very sick or dying family member as this could hasten death. I have always loved my hair I hated getting haircuts. Its june 10, 2021 now and its Thursday.. on Monday we have a photoshoot in school but they said no long hair is allowed in boy or they will not take a pic of me, Part of me say yes and the majority doesnt want to, So its long now and its the longest time i didnt cut it.. i feel happy especially when i washed it again lol ite refreshing, I have black hair and im asian.. (filipino), And i have a lot of pictures of my hair because like documentary lol, Dont do it man!! They merely hid them sometimes. I like that you do it in honor of the ancestors and for those who were oppressed while in the residential schools. I feel tired and lethargic even depressed with long hair. This led to a crippling obsession during my teenage years: I would constantly worry about how my hair looked, because I had learned that its the first thing people notice about me. If you feel this way, then yes. It is cut to show the world we are mourning. Namaste. This is a tradition that the Navajo people follow. Confusing, but Im really trying to let go of what everyone else thinks about me Thanks for listening. Long hair gives me a headache, neck ache, oily face, and it knots so easy around my neck. As someone with Celtic heritage (or should I say hairitage,) you should do an article on the Celts and hair. Its a long story, but Im adopted and just recently learned that my birth mother was Native American of the Arapahoe tribe. I am coming to the conclusion that I shouldnt have cut my hair, but the S.O. Our long hair is believed to connect us to nature and the earth. My name is Cassaundra Roskowske and it will show that I work with Richmond Vale. There is also significance in the way the hair is worn. Tell me, what does it mean when he shows his hair to a woman? I been grown my hair and because I have I feel in powered I enjoy when the wind blows it it connect me to earth and most importantly protects my head .l. I have Blackfeet from my fathers side and Cherokee and Celtic from my mothers. They prayed and stopped harvesting for a year when a loved one died. While reading the comments of your guest and brothers- The family held an open house this afternoon, and I noticed their son had cut off his long hair. When I wear my hair down, its big, curly and long which reminds me to continue to be natural and youthful.. my hair helps me to remember, which helps strengthen me Awesome to hear BeezyW and great to have you here. It was a messy ball of hair and it wasnt mine. Hugs & respect to all. Great ideas man! Sometimes I allow my ego to feel hurt and isolated as my hair does not have a place in modern society where it is appreciated and I feel the pressure to conform and cut my hair so people dont think Im a freak. a way to stand out . There is also an Asian law activist group which I cannot remember the name of right now. In no way is our hair a symbol of defiance or a way to stand out, we are proud to carry traditions of our family and have that amount of respect for our grandparents and ancestors that we deal with the inconvenience of having such long hair. The notion that a man may be bewitched by means of the clippings of his hair, the parings of his nails, or any other severed portion of his person is almost world-wide, and attested by evidence too ample . I truly started to feel my connection with Mother Earth and The Creator. I find too, that I am more settled in my spirit and I do have Native blood from the Iroquois of New York State. I am longhair Eagle Warrior- Upon visiting mother in the hospital, I made the deal with her to cut my hair when she was discharged. Learn more about this unique ritual of shaving the head which is also known as 'Mundan'. My best friend is from there. Aho! The Best Thing About Having Long Hair. We have paid a license fee to use these images on our blog and are not required to give credit. So sorry to hear that Isha. As we well know, it takes a considerable amount of time and effort to groom hair. I have dreams of doing it. It always felt like keeping my hair very long ment keeping them very close to me. The chonmage for example (wich is still worn by sumo-wrestlers) is a fancy, interesting and pretty rad one. Why trusting my intuition is power like no other- They let their grow long to show that they were devoted to God. It takes a physically strong man to wear long hair. After growing it for almost 18 months, in May 2015 my father was killed in a tragic accident. I looked up men with long hair and beholdI came across your page. Well life kept getting in the way, everytime I realised, crap I need to get a trim. a little voice in my head or just a feeling told me, nooooooooo, just let it grow. I have long hair and I am Native american and I tend to not take care of my hair. I had received a call that if I wanted to visit and tell her good bye I needed to come. Hope theyre chasing string in kitty heaven! Having long hair was always something that was a way that marked us as different from Canadian society, and one of the first things they took from us when they took us. Finding your efforts important/VALID enough to take their time to translate it into French. meant much. So for two years I have not been to the hairdresser and I intend to keep it that way. I would wear it up anytime I visited my folks. So taking care primarily of ones individual self, not disregarding and aligning with the bigger self which can be called as nature, life, existence, or God is primary for me. Plus I find that long hair is more honest and who people really are. I have kept my hair long, below my shoulders even during my 20+ years in the Army. Youre experience is a valuable treasure. What about the Rastafarians of Jamaica or the Sadhu of India? Its interesting to consider that your hair could be helping you harness your intuition. Scalping was not introduced by Native Americans , it was introduced by white men for proof of the the killing of a soldier of their enemy, the scalp was presented to receive payment for that killing. Looking back it represented my initiation and step forward into womanhood and motherhood. It seems simple, but ultimately, the only persons opinion that should matter to you is yours. Answer (1 of 2): Thank you for the A2A. My therapist has some Native American blood, and his hair is long, so weve had some conversations about this, and hes been very supportive. Aho. It feels right . If we cease to exist how do we care for the world? I do believe I will feel much more invigorated after my hair appt next week and my gifts of knowing and visions will only get stronger as will my esteem and confidence. Peace be with you. Thanks mate! Somehow since than I got to enter the door of my inner self and was able to live it. I have red hair, and my earliest (formative) memories around hair are troublesome. Watch on. The children's. And I had a dream. Its a good idea though, and is much more interesting a story than mere boring coincidence. The cutting of hair can also signify separating from past actions or thoughts. Never again. Now if you file it into court under that status, your parents may have to prove they CANNOT afford the filing fees. Depending on your familys finances, you can also file this for free in court. Natives began doing it in return. Until this morning when i v realised that grief is me second skin and there has to be a change. I definitely agree that doing a post on Vikings or perhaps early Picts/Celts or any pre-Roman European tribe would be excellent. Got married, got divorced.let it grow. Now at 66 years of age, there are a few gray ones that I call battle scars. And with long hair, those are thousands of extended touch points bringing in tactile sensory information from your surrounding environment. Hair absorbs the Raja-Tama predominant waves from the environment. I am a long hair. I f insulted by people who tell me I should. Its now longer than it ever has been and I always feel very connected to the energies around me. I found it in a comment: bury in the dirt. Constitutional rights, advocacy groups, the UN. My long hair gives me self-confidence to go out of my house and face the world. The traditions associated with the 49 days after death in Buddhism derive from "The Tibetan Book of the Dead," also known as the "Bardo Thodol.". Hair is the physical manifestation of our thoughts and an extension of ourselves. Take note, be sure that you notice, that all your hard work has led to a person who is a non-native English speaker translating an article for you . Ajda, Gosh Mines more of a question than a statement Why do some women (from many different cultures and backgrounds) do hair wraps?! As 2 of my aunties, one of my cousins and myself truly appear to have scooped up alot of native American genetics anyway, Ive had a massive affinity with the culture growing up, pretty much teaching myself things intuitively. The mysterious mound builders were a group of Native Americans that built mounds as high as 70 feet. That is amazing. During a funeral for a very nice man, a rock in his universe, I felt a need to cut my hair. Ive had several trims to allow the shorter sections to catch up, and its not quite there yet. If this is part of your culture, or religious beliefs to keep your hair long? If you want to know more about this feel free to email me. The closer we feel to Mother Earth and the closer we feel to being natural the more our pride Grows with our hair. When someone dies, it can be seen as a way to cut away some of the person's life and make way for a new chapter. According to Toby Blackstar, a Native American funeral director, the Kiowa believe in-ground burial is the only acceptable way to release a body after death. Im aware of the significance attributed to hair in the native American culture and have been reading about the natural remedies your ancestors have relied on for centuries to nourish and look after that part of their body and soul. I just knew, it needed to be done. I look at people through the same eyes with short or long hair on me.they look the same, buy people look me differant with it long. As the lady cut it at my shoulders, it curled up and was 3 inches shorter than planned. I love this sooo much!! In the Navajo Nation, hair is cut to mourn death in the immediate family. A good book I read a year or so ago called The Druids by Stuart Piggott has a couple of pages showing old Britons with war paint and long hair (during Caesars time) side by side with pictures of native Americans around the 16th century. I agree that how we wear our hair can be tied to how we feel. Its taught me to be aware, and in some waysto be feral. She was discharged the next morning. YUP! Then when you file again they try to hit you up for $300. Sending our thoughts your way. If we are on a plane and it depressurizes and we try to put the mask on our children first, then we blackout and die, how will we take care of the world and our children later? The first step was spebding more time out in nature. The stories of Natives being used in Vietnam are true along with the fact that they lost their tracking abilities due to their hair being cut off. Good quality hair is highly prized, European, Russian, Vietnamese, maylasian, Brazilian, Peruvian ( the only native group from the Americas) Chinese, Indian ( from India), Cambodian, the list goes on, But no native North American hair. I found it while looking for a book called Bears Braid! Many are related to the spiritual life. Hello Alexandra. All night I had dreams of Native Americans, but I dont remember any other specifics. If your spirit tells you not to dont!! Unfortunately, his parents had to choose for him between school and his culture. I dont know the answer but its something we need to learn more about! Why do Native Indians keep their hair long? Hair was often a big part of Celtic culture. A complete 180 change. With my love My mother found she did not like my new short hair. I happen to be Native American and I actually began growing my flow out since my first year of college. Thank you for sharing your story, Daniel. Dive a little deeper in this post, including videos of Native Americans describing the significance of their long hair. while others see it as a mess..and tell me to cut it would have yo be an important reason for this to ocurr..my heritage is celtic azoresmederterainnz born.. not about ego or beauty.for me.thanks for all the posted I got alot from you all. He said: a dear, a sun and a name ( I dont feel l can write it here). Did they fight this against the school board? The Navajos didn't always bury bodies. To quote Karen Honored. Maybe it is coded in your DNA. Thanks. Over HAIR. That makes me think about the common belief that women are more intuitive than men. Mad props to you guys and now my boys have another avenue to turn to. I told them I intended on letting my sons make the choice, once theyre old enough to understand a little bit, the significance and my reasons why. If nature, creation, existence, life, or God, whatever we want to call that, made us with hair, the ego would then represent the intervention to disrupt the natural process and not the natural process. As pertaining to long hair, I have always kept my hair very long, even now I am lucky enough to still have thick beautiful hair, It may not be a popular style but I wont change it. Thank you for sharing such a beautiful story! And secondly growing my hair back out whist has been difficult as I am active duty but that is to Admiral bell i have been granted a religious accomodation and I am no longer required to trim it. I am sorry to hear about your situation. Very moved by that. Ive never thought of it that way. Id like to know more about your experiences and feelings on the story that you shared. 'This is our tradition': Parents outraged after Native American son's long hair is cut in school KFOR Oklahoma's News 4 102K subscribers Subscribe 29K 1M views 10 months ago Andreas. This is a small locket, not unlike a photo locket, but it's designed to hold something small. There are often special ceremonies for the first haircut, but after that they let it grow. Many Native Americans strongly resisted the schools' psychological and cultural war on their communities. My dad liked it long. Cutting the hair at these times represents the time spent with the deceased loved one and it's ending; it can also represent a new beginning. Its a matter of cleanliness. These abilities returned after my hair grew back out about 6. I feel like the growth process really makes you appreciate your hair and makes it feel rare, and the Viking culture would make a badass article. I do have native blood just not sure what tribe. Why do Native Americans cut hair after death? Aho! Alternatively within the metal music community I think there are deep roots and connections with those long hairs especially the sense of belonging and being one of us (in-group). After that I had a feeling I am standing between two worlds. For starters, it automatically weeded out judgemental superficial people. Does the gene throwback at all? I, too, wear my hear as it was made. Their beliefs around long hair, as many of their beliefs, are tied to the earth and nature. After having my first child I chopped it real short because it felt natural and the right next thing for me to do. To have someone cut our hair, as they did to my Grandmother, is humiliating, a sign of defeat, and strips away part of us that carries the stories of our life. Please let me know how this worked out for you ok? My two year old loves his long hair and will just about cry when someone says when are you cutting it?. Beliefs and customs do differ widely between tribes, however, as a general rule, both men and women are encouraged to wear their hair long. They believe the Creator birthed the body from the earth, so it must return to the earth through decomposition. Great to hear Chrissy! He hurt me to the core. Its said that after joining the Army and getting their military haircuts, they lost their powers and failed to perform in the field. You can contact the Southern Poverty Law Center. I did it. No se sinlla lo hicieron pero hablen de Sanson que tenia la fuerza por su pelo. I want to understand better. 3. As a proud Native American I appreciate this article about our culture and beliefs. For men, it tells them I am my own master and there are many who know we bow to no man except God. After she passed away none of the traditions were carried out anymore; except for me. I had long hair in my 20s and then cut it in my later 20s only to let it grow again in my 40s. I grew it out for 3 years and cut it when my wife passed away in 2000. Took me 4 years to grow it. In all ceremonies, drugs and alcohol are strictly. Who took these pictures? a crown of dignity Mvto is thank you in our native tongue. Im simply a part of the greatest people to ever walk this land; and I always remain humble; and Im eager to learn from people like you who are so kind and brave to share the truth. Thank you for the fascinating and heartfelt comment Anai! My given name is also Rebecca Jeanne (pronounced Jean) but Ive always been called Jeannie. Both of my Great-Grandmothers were from different tribes. I grew up military but had no clue how I was and am able to naturally and physically able do and think with the mindset Ive always had. Handling the body properly during all these rituals was critical, as the Navajos believed someone's chindi would be more likely to haunt the living. If you are interested and would like to hear more about this, then Id love to hear from you! 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