VIDEO | New Winnipeg MP explains the politics of his braid
Robert-Falcon Ouellette says his signature braid and business suit signify that he's "connected to the modern world but also connected to his ancestors."
"Our knowledge is in our hair."
So says new Liberal MP Robert-Falcon Ouellette, a Cree-Metis academic elected last month in the riding of Winnipeg Centre.
He tells DNTO host Sook-Yin Lee that the combination of his signature long braid and business suit signifies that he's "connected to the modern world but also connected to his ancestors."
But what are the politics behind Ouellette's long braid? And has it ever got him in a bit of a tangle? Click the play button above to find out.
Hear more from Robert-Falcon Ouellette and his constituents on this week's DNTO, Saturday Nov. 7 at 3:00pm on CBC Radio One.