In the 19th century, Native Americans children were forced to cut their hair and assimilate to European grooming standards in government-run boarding schools.

An appeals court ruling has revived an anti-discrimination lawsuit accusing an Albuquerque teacher of cutting off one Native American girl's hair and asking another, Johnson, if she was dressed as ...

The organization said the policy is particularly troubling given the historical context of Native American boarding schools in the U.S. formed under the Indian Civilization Act of 1819 by which ...

At a minimum, more than 500 American Indian, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian children died at these institutions, according to the Department of the Interior.

Morning Mix Kansas school forced Native American student to cut his hair, ACLU says November 21, 2023 More than 1 year ago 4 min Summary ...

After an 8-year-old Native American boy was allegedly forced to cut his hair, the ACLU is demanding that an elementary school rescind a hair-length policy it says constitutes religious- and sex ...

Rights upheld, lawsuit revived against teacher accused of cutting Native American student’s hair Updated: Jun. 10, 2023, 8:23 a.m. | Published: Jun. 10, 2023, 8:22 a.m.

An 8-year-old boy was forced to cut his hair to comply with his Kansas elementary school’s dress code, despite his mother explaining to the school that his long hair was following his Native ...