Different hairstyles can signify ... were founded to eliminate traditional American Indian ways of life and replace them with white, Eurocentric culture. Native children were taken from their ...

In response, MIAC is hosting Native American Hairstyles: Historic and Contemporary, on Saturday, Nov. 8, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. It’s an old- fashioned hair show, with demonstrations of how to ...

is one of just a handful of military members granted a religious exemption to wear Native American dress and hairstyles with his Army uniform. When he posted new headshots with the eagle feathers ...

A U.S. Army major with ties to the Northstate is honoring his Native American heritage ... exemption allowing him to wear Native American dress and hairstyles along with his uniform.

“Hairstyles helped to define both individuals ... prisons and some workplaces still require Native Americans to cut their hair. Conrad Eagle Feather, a Sicangu Lakota living on South Dakota ...

By Jesus Jiménez An 8-year-old Native American boy who had grown out his ... they were often stripped of their tribal clothing and hairstyles. The letter does not identify the boy by name other ...

“But my whole goal was to be a good role model by coming back and showing other Native Americans I could have a good life. It’s why I pushed for this accommodation.” Brave Heart began ...

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." ...

This year, the Marine Corps authorized a service member to wear traditional Native hairstyles for the very first time and the Marine is from Norman. Cpl. Brad Flores, of Navajo heritage ...

By Christine Chung The Peabody Museum at Harvard University said on Thursday that it would return a collection of hair samples that were taken in the early 1930s from hundreds of Native American ...