Why Native Americans kept the hair long
———Who grows their hair? ———-
Both men and women are encouraged to grow their hair.
There are often special ceremonies for the first haircut, but after that they let it grow.
There is significance in the way the hair is worn.
There is a way to wear the hair for many ceremonies and dances.
For many Native Americans, braided hair signifies unity with the infinite, and allowing the hair to flow freely signifies the free flow of life.
————–Why grow long hair?———-
Their beliefs around long hair, as many of their beliefs, are tied to the earth and nature.
The long hair has symbolic significance tying them to mother earth whose hair is long grasses.
Many Native Americans believe their hair is a physical manifestation of the growth of the spirit, and some say it allows for extrasensory perception, and connection to all things.
——–What does cutting the hair signify?——–
Many tribes cut their hair when there is a death in the immediate family.
Its an outward symbol of the deep sadness and a physical reminder of the loss.
The cut hair represents the time with their loved one, which is over and gone, and the new growth is the life after.
The cutting of hair can also signify separating from past actions or thoughts.
When a Native American cuts their hair, the hair is often treated with respect.
It can be placed into a flowing river, buried, or burned.
Native American tribes even believe that the hair is connected to the nervous system.
That long hair reaches out like tentacles, and pulls energy and information from the world around us similar to a cat’s whiskers.
It’s certainly true each hair creates a contact point with your scalp.
And with long hair, those are thousands of extended touch points bringing in tactile sensory information from your surrounding environmen
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