They have also put them into churches and Christian events and I have asked them nicely and have explained to them that I am not a Christian I am true natural ways of the old traditions of our people and I asked that my children not be imposed the Christian beliefs not without my approval because if my children can come to me and ask me, then I can give them my blessings for making a choice of Their Own but I would have the opportunity to talk to them first about their feelings. It hasnt been easy trying to connect with other Native Americans, I honestly dont even know where to start. I find too, that I am more settled in my spirit and I do have Native blood from the Iroquois of New York State. My therapist has some Native American blood, and his hair is long, so weve had some conversations about this, and hes been very supportive. Hi Wolf, would you be willing to share your story with a Polish guy learning about Native American people? Thank you Rebecca you told me more than most sites did, Well said you have been raised well I see honour respect fairness and humility this I will say you are wise and revered thank you for all you do. Makes me queezy to think about. They deal with every level civil rights, human rights. a way to stand out . 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 . For women its a choice and they are accepted either way. 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. My dad liked it long. The cut hair represents the time with their loved one, which is over and gone, and the new growth is the life after. We held hands. So you have to see WHICH section you fall under your state falls under. My hair is curly. I understand. For various reasons, mostly a social experiment and a test of my maturity, I decided in the Fall of 2019 to let it grow out, at least to the point at which it would all be shoulder length, to see what it would look like and observe the reaction from people around me. Do you know your tribal connection? A complete 180 change. On each day of the spirit's journey, it will be faced with a new temptation in the form of different berries. You could send it via DM on Instagram or to greathair at blog.thelonghairs.us. My hair is my religion, it represents my faith , my culture and my tribe. Thanks again ,I really appreciated your honesty and truth. Very happy to read your comment, I especially appreciate you saying were an example of how a business should be. We try to be. I may never cut it as I feel so GOOD with it long. It is a hard life for women there. Constitutional rights, advocacy groups, the UN. Its taught me to be aware, and in some waysto be feral. This was after a lot of self reflection & meditationPiecing it all together to realise how sacred my long hair was to me. To quote Karen Honored. 2. My great grandmothers father was native American and migrated to Australia before she was born. I hurts me badly when white children are encouraged by their parents to jump in the middle of Native Americans who are dancing. Why trusting my intuition is power like no other- The long hair has symbolic significance tying them to mother earth whose hair is long grasses. As a child I was overly controlled by parents. But we are of the same branch, so when you talk about native Americans you are talking about Aztecs. Thanks for writing in. Mylon McArthur, Cree, age 8, from Alberta, Canada, elected to cut his hair in October 2017 in the face of bullying by classmates. My hair when braided is a symbol My God played a trick on my mother, who always had to perm her hair. I agree that how we wear our hair can be tied to how we feel. I am no longer a slave to any organization in this country. 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. Very interesting story about the cutting of the hair! Also in my opinion Japan in the Edo-Period had some interesting hairstyles. Unfortunately, his parents had to choose for him between school and his culture. Samson notwithstanding, some Native American tribes even believe that the hair is connected to the nervous system. So, I had one big trim in Jan 2013 back to Chin length. Historic Native American mourning customs varied greatly from tribe to tribe, but there were some commonalities. In many countries, even in Europe, women sell their hair when they need extra money. Im excited for my transformation now that the battle is finally over with the guy. It creates a direct connection between Spirit, Human, and Earth. Long hair being one of them. Nice suggestions. I caved many years ago, and continue to due to history and toxic opinions of others who supposedly are most important to you. What is the proper thing to do with the cut off braid when a Close family member dies? So there are lamas and monks with very long hair. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPoLmHDcoRc. We write this post with respect and appreciation for all cultures. 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. I definitely agree that doing a post on Vikings or perhaps early Picts/Celts or any pre-Roman European tribe would be excellent. Humans have deployed psychological warfare for millennia. It was a really fun process of having to change up hair styles every 3-4 weeks, in order to keep up with the growth. Being a man wearing your hair long truly is a power and spiritual connection that you cant explain only experience. It just felt right, no other way to explain it. 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/. Everyone else compliments it. My long hair appears epic, as though I stepped out of the pages of a historical time line! 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. This is one of the rituals that need to be followed even after the death of any elderly member of the family. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); 2023 The Longhairs | [emailprotected] | 2876 Main St San Diego, Ca 92113 | 619-393-3971. For the past several years, Id get one cut a year. Makes it All make sense. I was a Marine in Vietnam and the account of Native American trackers losing ability because they cut their hair is BS. But they didnt. I love this article and replies. Were writing it, one blog post at a time. Something as simple as being able to walk into a room and read and feel peoples energies, what people are thinking/feeling. I felt a deep humiliation and loss at the times, but didnt realize why the trauma was so deep. When a Native American cuts their hair, the hair is often treated with respect. I believe so ! I am of Celtic heritage and dont cope well in the heat in Australia so have often cut my hair, however I never feel completely right in my skin with short hair, so now I am growing it long again and will keep it so. Here, we are about to highlight the reasons as to why Hindus shave their head when a family member dies. I love this sooo much!! Are you just appropriating their images for your blog? To Native Americans, whose land was taken from them, short hair is seen as a weakness and carries negative implications. THEN THEY ARE denying you the right to your freedom of religion. Thanks for sharing. And know we back your long hair 100%. I have suix and crow Indian. Sending our thoughts your way. Then, researchered. Thank you so much for writing this article and allowing a space to comment. I now have long hair and work for a huge corporation and feel so out of place often. ( jozefklopacka /Adobe Stock) The report claims that government testing institutes compared the behaviors and tracking performances of Native American trackers with and without long hair, and they found that the long-haired subjects outperformed those whose hair had been cut in the military fashion. Interested in finding out how to tie hair as I have never done so. I am coming to the conclusion that I shouldnt have cut my hair, but the S.O. Thanks for the book idea and for writing in! Wed take me down to a really short cut, then Id enjoy the process of growing out some freaking awesome shag. Both my sisters and I graduated college with honors and have hair around or past our hips. 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. Depending on your familys finances, you can also file this for free in court. Women are also more intuitive during menstruation. During a funeral for a very nice man, a rock in his universe, I felt a need to cut my hair. For starters, it automatically weeded out judgemental superficial people. Many cultures around the world, from Native Americans to Sikhs, believe that hair has a special significance. Agreed on the wind thank God for hair ties! He performed a ceremony and a woman with darker complexion and long black hair was suddenly beside me. I know many people will just assume it is a fashion change. I just did a google search to see if the hair cutting was due to his mothers death. I happen to be Native American and I actually began growing my flow out since my first year of college. Thank you so much, Rebecca. https://youtu.be/af7ngGxEusE, It against their realign to have short hair, Would you.be willing to help me learn this Im learning our ways I lost my dad when I was two and want to teach my children our ways. Thank you man. Please let me know how this worked out for you ok? Am I doing right?? Our hair is our medicine, but we dont judge on hair length. HONEST! Its just hair, but then again, its not. This blog is for empowerment not belittling. It is cut to show the world we are mourning. 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 want to know more about this feel free to email me. A Native American man with long hair. 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. Funny most of my friends have said little or nothing about it; maybe they dont like it and it makes them uncomfortable? 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. In Jan2015, however, as my spiritual awakening began to happen, I found myself wanting to have long hair again. 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. 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. 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. My son passed away almost 6 months ago. Watch on. 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. >> See also: Mid Del to close two schools, leaving parents . DEL CITY, Okla. . I asked if it was a culture thing, and a ceremonial thing, and he said yes. 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. Awesome to hear BeezyW and great to have you here. Thanks for writing in, would love to see that picture. All night I had dreams of Native Americans, but I dont remember any other specifics. I found this interesting and can only find that it is due to a drop in hormones no longer needed from the pregnancy. I like that you do it in honor of the ancestors and for those who were oppressed while in the residential schools. The whole Vietnam war should show you that there is 2 or more ways of thinking about everything. Fascinating information & thoughts shared here. . If your intuition is telling you something you always gotta listen, even if you think its odd. I too connect with the earth via my mother, Aztec is in my blood. I tell people about you guys and your products every chance I can just to spread the positive vibes. To me its both the same, well never rid ourselves of ego because it is what we are, all we can do is learn to live with it and not let it take us over. Take what you have gathered from coincidence. ~Bob Dylan 2. Thank you , my Grandmother was one of those children. On August 7, 2017, the U.S. Army began exhuming the graves of three children from the Northern Arapaho tribe who had died at Pratt's Carlisle Indian Industrial School in the 1880s. American author Harry Behn smokes a ceremonial pipe, a common ritual within Native American culture. I accidentally found this blog because we need information on combing cultures in the world of hair styling books. He told me he took a knife, and cut off his braid. Wishing you well in your situation. A dear friend died a few days ago. This is where it gets interesting for me since reading your article. When my significant other, my love, passed away, I cut my hair. 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