Some boys are teased and their braids are pulled, he said. Others, like 11-year-old Rafe Vadnais from Kainai First Nation , have had their hair cut while at school.

A young boy listens to an elder speak, one of dozens who attended Winnipeg's first Boys With Braids gathering. (Tim Fontaine) Social Sharing. Unreserved 34:25 Boys with braids and girls with game.

An exhibition showing at the Wild Bird Trust aims to educate on the cultural significance and importance of long hair on Indigenous boys and men. Boys Who Braid Their Hair comprises photographs of ...

The Manitoba government contributed $38,900 towards today’s Winnipeg Boys with Braids event hosted by Ka Ni Kanichihk at the RBC Convention Centre, announced Premier Wab Kinew. The Boys with ...

The ACLU sued on the boy's behalf and earlier this year, a federal district judge said the child had a constitutional right to wear his braids as an expression of his religion.

The Manitoba government contributed $38,900 towards today’s Winnipeg Boys with Braids event hosted at the RBC Convention Centre. Read on.