Hair Is An Extension Of Your Spirit: Native American Wisdom

About this episode

The episode explores the indigenous belief that hair is an extension of one's spirit through conversations with Native American hair artists.

We speak with two Native American hair artists about the indigenous philosophy that hair is an extension of your spirit and energy. John Parker works on Hollywood films and television shows, and brought that ethos into hair design for Killers Of The Flower Moon – a story he is personally connected to. Selina McManus educates on “decolonizing” hair at her Oakland salon. Subscribe to our Substack for behind-the-scenes stories: WeAreSpiraling.com Follow Priya on Instagram and TikTok MAY...

People in this episode

Host: Priya Anand

Guests: John Parker, Selina McManus

Topics covered

• Native American wisdom
• hair philosophy
• indigenous culture
• hair design
• decolonizing hair

Keywords

• Native American
• hair
• spirit
• energy
• decolonizing
• hair design
• Hollywood

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: We Are Spiraling

Books & works: Killers Of The Flower Moon

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