The Mohawk/Mohican is after long, braided hair, perhaps the most frequently portrayed hairstyles for historical Native Americans, but is this accurate? In today's video I explore the history of the Mohawk and Mohican people, as well as another tribe, the Plainsdwelling Pawnee of Dances with Wolves fame, before looking at the naming practice for the hairstyle and why this sometimes differs on both sides of the Atlantic.

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