Indian Horse

Indian Horse

Qoutes chapter 11, page45 " They made us walk awkwardly. Next, we sat in chairs with towels around our sholders while the nuns shaved our hair down to nubby crew-cut with electric clippers" Explain that why they cut Saul's hair.

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Hair is very important to Saul and his people. Aboriginal people in general hold special meaning in their hair. Cutting the children's hair stripped them of cultural identity. It was the first step in breaking the children emotionally and physically so they can be assimilated into white Catholic culture.

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