Reports show tens of thousands of Native American children ... cut their hair and prevented them from practicing their religions and cultures. Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr ...

In Indigenous cultures, hair holds a significant ... to eliminate traditional American Indian ways of life and replace them with white, Eurocentric culture. Native children were taken from their ...

WILSON, N.C. (WNCT) — November is Native American Heritage Month and two Cherokee Native Americans are making sure they do their part to share the history of their tribe. Jeannie “Enahdah ...

As a kid, a disagreement with her mother over the length of her hair opened a door to learning about her Native American ancestry. She wrote a children's book called "My Powerful Hair." ...

An 8-year-old Native American boy in Kansas was forced to cut his hair to comply with his elementary school’s hair policy, according to the Kansas American Civil Liberties Union, which called ...

By Jesus Jiménez An 8-year-old Native American boy who had grown out his hair to honor his ancestry was made to get a haircut after being threatened with suspension from school, the American ...