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.

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 by Ka Ni Kanichihk at the RBC Convention Centre, announced Premier Wab Kinew. The Boys with ...

(CN) – A Texas school district can’t require an American Indian boy to wear his long hair in a bun or in a single braid tucked into his shirt, the 5th Circuit ruled, because the grooming policy ...

Boys with Braids is taking place on Wednesday at 6 p.m. in the Teacher Preparation Centre located on the second floor of the Education Building at the University of Regina.