Crowe said her uncle was a day school survivor and that because it wasn't culturally safe to have long hair while in school, he decided to grow his hair out when he became older.
The family of an Indigenous man whose wife found his hair braids missing when she went to visit him at an Edmonton hospital is calling for changes to improve the care received by Indigenous people in Canada's health-care system.The family of an Indigenous man whose wife found his hair braids missing when she went to visit him at an Edmonton hospital is calling for changes to improve the care received by Indigenous people in Canada’s health-care system.
“Upon entering his room, she was horrified to see that her husband’s braids had been cut off and thrown in the garbage without his family’s knowledge or consent,” he said. “Braids are deeply significant in Indigenous culture, and for many it represents identity and spirituality. It is seen as a source of a person’s strength. It is core to their identity, spirit and connection to Creator.“In the residential school era and day school era, braids were forbidden.
AHS said its staff met with Dexter and his family and apologized for “distress caused,” a claim Crowe and her family dispute. In an emailed statement, LaGrange said she is “extremely concerned to hear details of this incident.” Crowe said her family always wanted to speak out publicly about what happened but never felt it had the support to do so until they got in contact with Arcand-Paul.
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