They Asked Me To Cut My 6-Year-Old Son's Hair. I Taught Them About Native Cultural Erasure.
June 11, 2025
The only way I could justify the demand was to assume that maybe they just don’t know that my son’s hairstyle is an important expression of our culture. For over a century, the Waccamaw Siouan Tribe has been living on and caring for the land that the school currently occupies. Long hair, as a style, is traditional for boys and men.
I want my son to be strong, self-possessed and proud of who…