Long hair: A thread. I get a lot of comments on my hair, and while it's something I am known for, what's less known is that my long hair is important to me culturally, too, and the older I get, the more it matters. 120 years ago today, the "haircut order" was issued. More...ππ½
January 11, 1902, The Commissioner of Indian Affairs William Atkinson took issue with Native people who continued to practice their traditions, among them, men wearing their hair long. So, he instructed superintendents of reservations to order men to cut their hair.
To ensure compliance, he suggested food be held back. There was public outcry that we should be forced to cut our hair or starve, and so a more "socially acceptable" path was suggested.
They still wanted our ancestors to cut their long hair, but they would feed people while strongly encouraging them to abandon our traditions. With the loss of tradition and language, so goes the loss of the culture.
Over the years, Iβve heard everything from "cut your hair and grow upβ to βheβs trying to be a rock star.β I wear my hair long as a proud Yaqui and Cherokee man, and will continue to do so until the day I die.
Update on SIGIL: SIGIL has been done for quite a while at this point. There were two production issues at Limited Run -- the head and the disk. The head is now heading through production.
All units are crafted and finished by an individual artist. The second is the disk which is expected in shortly. There was *also* an issue with that.
These are beyond the control of Romero Games, and we desperately wish that we could release it right now. We regret the delay, and have expressed your frustration to Limited Run.