We spend so much time on our outward appearance. I asked them to just put my sons hair in a low braid instead of cutting it, hes 3 and his hair is all the way down his back and my 2 year olds is almost shoulder length. Do you know your tribal connection? Mvto is thank you in our native tongue. I do have native blood just not sure what tribe. I was given a Indian medicine staff but found by some one else in a house they was cleaning and was allowed to take it home so it was given to me as a gift is it bad news I am a native my self from the reservation. From a siege blowing horns to keep inhabitants awake, to sending the heads of your defeated soldiers over your walls via catapult, to desecration of bodies. They believe hair should be cut only once, and this is during the child's first birthday. I find it interesting that I chose the opposite of what I probably should have done when my dad died. She is often depicted wearing a single ostrich feather in her hair. Mylon McArthur, Cree, age 8, from Alberta, Canada, elected to cut his hair in October 2017 in the face of bullying by classmates. Over the years I grew it out and cut it and and was always content with my hair because I just let it grow organically and rarely applied any chemicals or products to it until I entered a Karmic soulmate relationship that would change my entire existence. Does the gene throwback at all? Hair locket The easiest way to keep a lock of hair is in a hair locket. I love my long hair and love how it looks but I feel so bad with it. Many monks wear very long hair while on dutie. We are the last discrimination. It was a dark and toxic relationship I endured and as of right now a few months post breakup my hair is about armpits length and artificially colored black. I was very proud to see my 6th white hair appear on my 60th birthday last year. Being aware and connected to my environment ,nature is vitally important to me and it makes me feel more connected to spirit to have long hair. A white girl will flick her long locks when the black girls walk past and then a massive fight will break out. The most beautiful girl in the world is from South Africa and she keeps short hair. I thank you, Rebecca, for sharing your familys story and not erasing the pain. This is fascinatingit made me interested enough to see (on Amazon) if there are any books on the subject (and I didnt find muchtitles about styling and one book of poetry about boys and long hair). My hair is curly. Id like to hear some history and theories on the reason why Japanese samuri grow their hair and wear it. It felt as something I had to do and thought that everybody will see I was somehow wounded. Our blog has over 400 posts that you may search as well. We have the deepest respect for the significance of long hair in Native American culture. Ive had several trims to allow the shorter sections to catch up, and its not quite there yet. Here, we are about to highlight the reasons as to why Hindus shave their head when a family member dies. It can be placed into a flowing river, buried, or burned. I was in a phone store yesterdayand a tall man with black ling braided hair turned around and gave me a few second eye to eye contact. I, too, wear my hear as it was made. I am sorry to hear about your situation. 2. 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. It would be fascinating to interview someone that had taken the vows, and shaved their body to see how they felt doing it and how it affected them. Thank you for your frankness and straight forward answer. Wishing you and your baby girl the very best, and buena suerte! And I had a dream. I then contracted Lymes disease and my hair hurt ..oh let me tell you it is real. I say this because this policy needs to be ended when it comes to other children after you graduate. If you could please help me with those questions it would be greatly appreciated. Please research ceremonial burning of your hair. Its now longer than it ever has been and I always feel very connected to the energies around me. And as far as Monks are concerned, those in the Orthodox Church wear their hair long and gathered in a loose pony tail. If the person's heart, made heavy by the weight of sin, weighed more than the feather, the person would not be allowed to enter the paradise . It seems simple, but ultimately, the only persons opinion that should matter to you is yours. As someone with Celtic heritage (or should I say hairitage,) you should do an article on the Celts and hair. I now have long hair and work for a huge corporation and feel so out of place often. Maybe because I was born under Aquarius sun Leo moon which is air & fire sign. At boarding schools, staff forced Indigenous students to cut their. They have several branches throughout the country, they combine state groupings. Cutting someone's hair can be seen as a way to physically say goodbye to them and to help make the grieving process . 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. Hi Rebecca, I love this sooo much!! I definitely agree that doing a post on Vikings or perhaps early Picts/Celts or any pre-Roman European tribe would be excellent. -in ancient china. By Spirituality I mean the science of working with the life system from within as we are the self aware form of the code that runs the universe. These special grasses have long been collected by the Native Peoples . If your intuition is telling you something you always gotta listen, even if you think its odd. As we well know, it takes a considerable amount of time and effort to groom hair. Right now, after cutting it all off, and feeling better for it, I understand why. I was going to see if you guys are going to help me so that I can do better than me not taking care of my hair. 6 Reasons Why Native Americans Keep Their Hair Long: Chief Tells How Your Hair is Your Antenna for Intuition. I am ready for change and ready to release the old and darkness. We are a community for men with long hair and yes we do make products that hold your hair up. Or really how I found it??. Tibetan Buddhists use this book to help guide their consciousness toward rebirth after they die. likely the act was transferred to the human to grow their own hair and simply tempted a scalper for the men. Many cultures around the world, from Native Americans to Sikhs, believe that hair has a special significance. Great question. Hi Wolf, would you be willing to share your story with a Polish guy learning about Native American people? Ive argued saying my decision was in honor of my ancestors and traditions. a promise of integrity Now that I am growing it back out, I begin the journey in full understanding of my hair, that ties me to nature and that spiritual wild side, and also with a new perspective on human nature. All their people are either pro bono or free when it comes to their services. I would wear it up anytime I visited my folks. Im native american and have 2 little boys whos hair I have insisted on growing out. Learn more about this unique ritual of shaving the head which is also known as 'Mundan'. Then, researchered. I feel confident and understand the great wisdom of my ancestors- Namaste. We, too, Japanese, have long hair warriors. From that standpoint, the notion of feeling the world around us doesnt seem that far-fetched. May you find strength in your grief, Jarrod, and new beginnings. Though I may look white, It still breaks my heart because they show no respect by what they do and make a travesty of a very sacred thing. For women its a choice and they are accepted either way. Awesome to hear BeezyW and great to have you here. I feel tired and lethargic even depressed with long hair. "The Tibetan Book of the Dead" establishes many traditional beliefs Tibetan Buddhists have . They believe the Creator birthed the body from the earth, so it must return to the earth through decomposition. I braid my core values into each other to unify them. Also you can contact the AFSC, American friends Service Committee. I find too, that I am more settled in my spirit and I do have Native blood from the Iroquois of New York State. After the body had some time to decay on its platform, the bonepickers would come and, using their very long fingernails, slowly remove the flesh from the deceased's bones. My two youngest are still growing out their hair and it is beautiful. A dear friend died a few days ago. Absorption of such waves can result in distress such as severe headache. The hair dresser told me if I wanted to grow it I should get it trimmed every 6-8 weeks, and I vowed to myself that I would do so. Makes it All make sense. Thanks so much for sharing your story! During a funeral for a very nice man, a rock in his universe, I felt a need to cut my hair. It is cut to show the world we are mourning. Despite that Ive still always been fascinated with the Native American way of life and how they learned to live with the planet. Thanks for writing in. This is where it gets interesting for me since reading your article. I felt that it was important honor, and respect our ancestors and our traditions and heritage. PS Japanese Culture I have also always been extremely fascinated in, and now I have long hair its funny: Almost like it was destined to be Maybe Samurai and the power they hold in their long hair would be a cool next topic! Intuition is one of the strongest powers we as humans have, so we have to cherish it! Its taken me a painful year of attempts to breaking it off with the guy and realizing that my whole self esteem got shot way down during my time with him. I am of Peruvian descent (Inca nation) and have long, thick, beautiful black hair. On the other spectrum of Longhairs, I have worked with Buddhist communities in Thailand, Burma, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Singapore and Malaysia and they remove all of their hairhead, arms, legs, chest, eyebrows, etc. I may not have NorthAm Native genes, but my Indigenous relatives & friends easily see my deep-seated witchy/spiritual connections to Gaia, the Spirits & the animals that roam this planet now & in the past. Many tribes cut their hair when there is a death in the immediate family as an outward symbol of the deep sadness and a physical reminder of the loss. My dad passed four years ago February 2. Guys who wanted to date me before now had no interest. After growing it for almost 18 months, in May 2015 my father was killed in a tragic accident. I agree that how we wear our hair can be tied to how we feel. Weve come across different versions of a story about the Vietnam war, where skilled Native American trackers were recruited for their abilities as scouts by the US Army. This does not mean we get to control a persons choice of how they wear there hair. Thank you man. It hasnt been easy trying to connect with other Native Americans, I honestly dont even know where to start. I am a long hair. their beauty was long thick hair. Yes!!! Hi Tejas, I just read your comment and I have been enjoying every single reply. Then when you file again they try to hit you up for $300. I still struggle daily with self-consciousness about it, because its not thick and flowing like younger folks, but I am really trying to just let the experiment run its course, and maybe Ill even find a reason to let it keep growing. Ive always wondered about various reasons for long hair from different cultures around the world. 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? I have more questions and comments for me it seems that Im honoring God by keeping my hair long and for me its a spiritual mean I cant seem to back this up but anything I can find in the Bible short of the story of Samson I have found it in other religions and in the Native American culture that Ive read in this article I havent cut my hair for 12 years and it doesnt seem that I intend to soon I found that there is a certain amount of discrimination that I run into from time to time and pre-judgment by the length of my hair and not by my own personality and whats inside so for me its a way of somehow determining what peoples intentions might be in their sincerity if Im being judged barely by my hair what sort of person am I dealing with a narrowminded one in my view thanks for all your interesting commentsOh my best so are you from Montana. The Navajos didn't always bury bodies. My long hair appears epic, as though I stepped out of the pages of a historical time line! The chonmage for example (wich is still worn by sumo-wrestlers) is a fancy, interesting and pretty rad one. Thank you for teaching me that. Unfortunately, his parents had to choose for him between school and his culture. 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 remember when she passed away my grandmother cutting her hair and never letting it grown back out. Sending our thoughts your way. I have a site on FB: Long Haired Silver Sisters..come join us. (cant call her the w word any more), Hi Brooke, I loved your open and honest response and so much of what you said made sense to me. Thanks again ,I really appreciated your honesty and truth. I simply went with it. He loved my long silver hair. I dont want social services to cut my boys hair especially right before they come home. In Native culture, a widespread belief is that when someone's hair is cut, they lose a small part of their relationship with themselves. I feel like the vikings are one of the most commonly known Longhairs in history, so that would be a good next stop for the Longhair Traditions journey. Beautiful, thank you for sharing the traditions of your family. The confrontation was depicted in this cartoon drawing by a reporter named Mr. Zesiler. When a Native American cuts their hair, the hair is often treated with respect. I also didnt like the fact other people doing it. But they didnt. I came to your web page searching for an answer- I grew it out for 3 years and cut it when my wife passed away in 2000. My hair is long, but I will NOT cut the side of my hair. I appreciate your guys thoughts on the matter. Thank you so much, Rebecca. I was livid, my dad was the only one who always thought my long straight brown hair was perfect and to never do a thing to it. Mostly I the form of their statement usually ending in a very mild insult. Natives began doing it in return. Anyway, a few years of trying to compensate with hair extensions (someone elses actual hair attached 24/7 to my head) made things even worse. I hate having to cut my hair. Well get some of these in the queue. No. In mind, body, heart and soul I believe I will be lighter and brighter. The first step was spebding more time out in nature. For the next 25 years it was long. 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. Im glad that I found this site. Their long hair, a source of pride for many Native peoples, was cut short, usually into identical bowl haircuts. Thank you so much for writing this article and allowing a space to comment. I walked through the desert and a Native American was there. And, correlation not being equal to causation, I cannot factually claim that my longer hair is making me more intuitive than before. Native Americans with their Headdresses, tribal dances, moccasins, rituals, and numerous other traditions, were here before anyone else and lived lives steeped heavily in tradition and culture. The worst time was when I saw it at Ft. Knox where I was living at that time. Very happy to read your comment, I especially appreciate you saying were an example of how a business should be. We try to be. As I became an adult, I found I wanted long hair. Watch on. I have long hair and I am Native american and I tend to not take care of my hair. Constitutional rights, advocacy groups, the UN. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. I have made this mistake myself because of my career and pressure from management. We plan to cut off enough to collarbone length and get it looking brown againto match my brown eyes. It was reveled to me- So yes we have permission to do so. Dive a little deeper in this post, including videos of Native Americans describing the significance of their long hair. Yes we are divorced because he had an affair and wanted one. Confidence comes from our long manes, and you gotta LET IT RIDE, man! Then, a best friend. Ive been wanting to grow it out long but it has changed dramatically since the birth of my child so Im doing my best to care and love it as best I can while I train myself to love and care for myself as best as I can as I rebuild a whole new life and existence for myself and daughter. As a 39 year old woman, I never felt as if I belong anywhere, so Im trying to learn everything about where I came from. The long hair has symbolic significance tying them to mother earth whose hair is long grasses. My great grandmothers father was native American and migrated to Australia before she was born. Be well as we are all connected. Were writing it, one blog post at a time. Maybe it is coded in your DNA. It's often tradition in some tribes to cut your hair and bury it with the deceased when someone close to you. As a native i say no as long as youre following the same reasoning, Hello sorry to bother everyone I just have a question, I have native blood in my family but my closest friend to me he was like a brother just passed away and I keep getting the feeling I need to cut my hair and leave it with him is this normal, please and thank you. Yes it is very normal. Honored, That was an amazing reply. Finding your efforts important/VALID enough to take their time to translate it into French. Take what you have gathered from coincidence. ~Bob Dylan 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 keep my knee length braids in honor of the ancestors and for those whom had their hair cut in the residential schools. a figure of majesty Thats pretty awesome! DEL CITY, Okla. . Over HAIR. Id email you, but the address isnt displayed here it seems. That is just ego. I would recommend seeking good counsel. I asked if it was a culture thing, and a ceremonial thing, and he said yes. I feel so powerful with my hair. but men in general got it as a punishment. Thank you for writing the article. Youre experience is a valuable treasure. 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). Its interesting to consider that your hair could be helping you harness your intuition. 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. Who are these people you randomly posted? Even though I have read about boys banned from school, and realize that school administrators in rural Texas are generally stuck in the 50s, this item about a Native American boy is still sad nevertheless. Yes I could look in the mirror and and satisfy my ego as I had the long hair look back. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPoLmHDcoRc. ..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. I had them cut off and attached to mine. My husband has asked that we change our living habits. I think I questioned the fact it made me feel like an outsider at school so I chopped it off, blonde streaks to eventually going full platinum blonde in my late teens with hair that was Chin length. I accidentally found this blog because we need information on combing cultures in the world of hair styling books. So at 10 I was big enough to resist it and 11 years later when my best friend died I made a pony tail and cut it. So, I the desire to grow my hair back out wasnt a conscious connection with the other process. The way to tell the person was dead (living people dont generally like getting scalped) was to remove the scalp, if the hair was long, and generally black, it was easy to identify as (most likely) being the scalp of a Lakota. I still love him. I have dreams of doing it. Amen to that, Jim! That is amazing. Not solely focused on how things were, as this is not honoring the journey of time and life. If youre school is so set on making you feel guilty for your not wanting to change who you are just for the sake of a picture ,and might I add a picture of who you arent instead of who you wana be, then I would take some time out and deep thought into wether or not youre in the place you should be anyway. It has always grown very fast and I get it trimmed a few times a year. Integrating and weaving both the past and present together, to create the now. It is a hard life for women there. Its a long story, but Im adopted and just recently learned that my birth mother was Native American of the Arapahoe tribe. Am I doing right?? It is of great interest to me to read all of your posts! So it must be in coded in my DNA?? Thanks for writing in, would love to see that picture. Thank you for reading the blog and sharing your culture with us, Flacon. Awesome article, El Roob! Fascinating article especially about cultural identity. Within the business industry its often seen as non-conformist or rebellious which can be a negative as individuals struggle to relate with the person (out-group). I grew up in the metal scene and had short hair at the time and felt out of place. It literally makes me cry the thought of it, thats probably the whole length of hair that contains any of my dads last energy. Funny most of my friends have said little or nothing about it; maybe they dont like it and it makes them uncomfortable? Ive heard stories of how hair symbolizes honor amongst fellow samuri, and whenever the hair is cut it represents a great loss of honor and respect. It is who I am. There is a Rastafarian practice or belief is that his head is to be covered by a turban of sorts and the only person that is to be allowed to see his locks is his woman (wife). Amber, thank you for your message. I lost my favorite, best friend uncle. I have naturally wavy hair, and before I cut it off, it was half way down my back. You can read about it here https://thegreatcut.us. I hurts me badly when white children are encouraged by their parents to jump in the middle of Native Americans who are dancing. I am thinking Vikings next! 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. And when joy returns I let it grow again and return to the world. Its a good idea though, and is much more interesting a story than mere boring coincidence. We are pumped for you, William. Ive been growing my hair for over a year now, and I can definitely relate to some of the ideas and beliefs from the Native Americans. After that I had a feeling I am standing between two worlds. Absolutely. This is a tradition that the Navajo people follow. Unfortunately, she has passed away. Chopping off the old hair was like chopping off my youth and the past choices I no longer wanted to carry. My name is Cassaundra Roskowske and it will show that I work with Richmond Vale. Today, he is growing his hair back again. Plus, you can try one of our awesome new hair brushes called The Mane Hog and The Continental if you are interested. While each culture and belief is distinct, many are strangely similar. Im of Celtic heritage and hair has been an important part of my culture also. If you just want to be closed minded keep it closed! The cut hair was and engraved in it so much pain and it feels like i v let go of that pain. Thank you. They merely hid them sometimes. My relationship with hair has been challenging. A comment in this thread also triggered 2 childhood memories in which my mother cut off all my hair as a punishment. Hugs & respect to all. 2. He said: a dear, a sun and a name ( I dont feel l can write it here). 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. Hi, would you guys mind giving credit to the photos you use in this article? Old Age If you must pluck out gray hair, don't bother to count them if you don't want any more to be added to them. 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. He told me he took a knife, and cut off his braid. It would be cool to see the people who committed how they wear their long hair and I seem to always fighting the shedding of hair it seems to be everywhere I Dont know if it worse cause I am in a wheelchair or its that way for all. I have attending many funerals this year, 2020. Your spirit will tell you when, If you dont feel it then you shouldnt do it. Its said that after joining the Army and getting their military haircuts, they lost their powers and failed to perform in the field. Its also almost impossible to explain to people why ive let it grow this long and why I dont believe in cutting it. a crown of dignity Long hair gives me a headache, neck ache, oily face, and it knots so easy around my neck. Always saw spirit animals & occasional human & ?? And two I can relate to this article, I feel power with it like a lions mane. Yo Brett! But it was my soul I could feel was not right. It didnt feel evil. My now ex husband is dying of stage 4 colon cancer and is in hospice. Hello Alexandra. They ate a lot of bison and their horns are made of hair, growing a little bigger every year they aged. When my grandfather passed all us women in the family braided and cut our hair wrapped it around sage and had it cremated with my grandfather. I truly believe there is a spiritual reason that I feel so attached to my long hair, especially after learning about my heritage. Mad props to you guys and now my boys have another avenue to turn to. The mysterious mound builders were a group of Native Americans that built mounds as high as 70 feet. I v always found hair cuts to be heart breaking but right now i feel nothing short from Yey out with the old drama, in with a new more mature ,me . I know its more about the myth of beauty. It would be cool to know more on this topic fro around the world. Not a race or religious, gender issue. BUT even when the hair and nails have been safely cut, there remains the difficulty of disposing of them, for their owner believes himself liable to suffer from any harm that may befall them. I agree mostly on everything you stated, but the part about judging people with shorter hair. Possibly someone at the Deer Park Monastery in Escondido, CA would be available to speak with and share? Thank you for sharing such a beautiful story! I believe my son is whose keeping me strong tbh. Long hair being one of them. After healing from the disease I guess I have not felt the sensation of my hair unless Im outside and the wind is blowing it then I feel my hair. I dont know whos it was. The drastic reset button of sorts gave me some things that I was missing. Im very proud of my ancestors and heritage and I want them to feel pride in that as well. The end goal of these measures was to make Native people more like the white Anglo-Americans who had taken over their land. We are proud to have you here. A Native American man with long hair. I like that you do it in honor of the ancestors and for those who were oppressed while in the residential schools. I have Blackfeet from my fathers side and Cherokee and Celtic from my mothers. How can I fight this in court and get the judge to see my side. So Ive always grown up with the stories and knowledge that native American blood does run in our family, yet I dont know the details or areas and tribes. I would love to connect with you via Facebook if you have one. I love your country, here is a blog post from my journeys there in 2012: https://followchris.me/2012/12/16/adventures-in-bolivia-and-peru/. If you have anything to add, please share in the comments or contact us directly. It sounds like youve had a lot of ups and downs in your life and on your hair journey. He had locs in his hair. 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.". Thats pretty freaking. This article and the comments make so much sense. And with long hair, those are thousands of extended touch points bringing in tactile sensory information from your surrounding environment. To all the Oyat parents facing a similar situation with your sons, let them continue to embrace, honor, and respect their traditions and heritage, and yours as well, even if it means that nobody accepts them and they are home schooled. 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