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Andrea Aleck grew up living with her grandfather, chief Dan George, who wore his hair long past his shoulders. It was always normal to see men and boys with long hair. So while watching the news in 2022, Aleck was “quite alarmed” when she saw a report about a Saskatoon daycare that was closed after a Métis child’s hair was allegedly cut by an adult who worked there. Long hair and braids hold a strong cultural and spiritual significance for many Indigenous people, and hair is often only chopped o