1902 Jan 17 - Commissioner Jones all Indian males to cut their hair - to suppress their evils.
Indians Must Cut Hair
(January 1902)
Commissioner Jones… hopes by the order to assist the wards of the government in their advancement toward civilization. It is addressed to the various Indian agents throughout the country and directs them to induce the male Indians under their charge to cut their hair, using force only when necessary. He says it will require considerable tact and perseverance to carry out the order, but suggests the withholding of supplies from recalcitrant Indians until they comply, and the discharge of those who are employed by the government unless they appear with shorn locks. No long haired Indians are to be employed. If any Indians “become obstreperous about the matter,” a short confinement in the guardhouse after clipping their hair, he thinks, will effect a cure.1902, Jan 17, The Inter Ocean |
1902 Jan 21, The Ottawa Daily Republic |
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