A response to the “long hair” letter from the Hoopa Valley Indian Agency, 1902.

In this response to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, the Superintendent of the Hoopa Valley Indian Agency assesses the extent to which Indians in his region are following the “long hair” policy.

Citation Information
Department of the Interior, “Letter from Hoopa Valley Agency (California) Superintendent to Commissioner of Indian Affairs in response to Commissioner's ‘long-hair’ letter,” Digital Public Library of America, https://dp.la/item/6ea30912fffb4b222f24bd652d3d11f0.
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Courtesy of National Archives and Record Administration.

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