Do Native American Indians Have Facial Hair?

[Stargazer]

They never seem to have any.

[DJHawkes]

not the men anyway, it's something in their genes i beleive having read a few bits on the internet about it.

[chrisgel]

Bit of a myth I think.
http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=native+americans+facial+hair&qpvt=native+americans+facial+hair&FORM=IGRE

[Mamyalynne]

The assertion that Native Americans cannot grow facial hair is a common misconception and stereotype.[4][5][6][7][8]
“ What is more, many Europeans think that male Native Americans never shave but still do not have beards. The common explanation for this "miracle" is that they tear out their beards until they stop growing at all. To a large extent, these stereotypes are based on famous stories by Karl May ("Winnetou"), a German teacher who wrote innumerable novels about Native Americans in the 19th century. Interestingly, May had never seen Native Americans with his own eyes.

[Mamyalynne]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stereotypes_of_Native_Americans_in_North_America

[DJHawkes]

actually if you look at those images, the pure blood tribal chiefs from the 1800s do not appear to have facial hair, later generations do, i think i have read that the poor blood tribes did it have facial hair. that's the same for polynesians i beleive

[jno]

Polynesians have beards if they play American football

http://jodatoa.blogspot.co.uk/2009/08/best-hair-in-nfl.html

[society]

"Polynesians have beards if they play American football "


And if they don't play American football they wouldn't have beards? :)

[jno]

no, it's a US contractual requirement that when they go out onto the field they have to look scary. But back in Samoa the climate shrivels beards up before they start.