The 'Haircut' Letter
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Title
The 'Haircut' Letter
Description
Preventing Indians from having long hair and paint. William Atkinson Jones, the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, wrote this letter to the superintendents of all federal reservations and agencies in January 1902.
Source
Letter from William Jones to Superintendent,
Round Valley, CA. National Archives, Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs. https://www.archives.gov/
Round Valley, CA. National Archives, Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs. https://www.archives.gov/
Contributor
Wenger, Tisa. We have a religion: The 1920s Pueblo Indian dance controversy and American religious freedom. Univ of North Carolina Press, 2009.
Citation
“The 'Haircut' Letter”, The Historical Development of BIPOC Trans-Spiritual Leadership, LGBTQ Religious Archives Network, accessed November 24, 2024, https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/exhibits/show/bipoc-trans-spiritual/item/2367.