People around the world have a common and prevailing misconception regarding the native American beard that Native Americans can’t grow facial hair but does this statement hold true? Is it a fact or a myth?

Your facial hair is directly linked to genetics and hereditary though, most people believe that your ethnicity is also one of the factors that determine whether you can grow a beard or not which isn’t true.

Native American beard is found to be sparse and fine then the facial hair of Europeans or Africans. Generally, it is soft and the rate at which the beard grows is slow. It’s less voluminous but there are some exceptions. Some men can grow a thick and coarse beard while others have a light beard. There is a variation in Native American Beards, the reason being that there are different tribes among Native Americans then there are other factors – diet and environmental conditions.

Native American men have different colored beard such as black, ginger, blonde and brown. One of the interesting facts is there are some tribes among Native American who don’t have a grey beard as they grow old. In general, Native Americans possess brown facial hair.

There is another myth that Native Americans don’t like to grow a beard which isn’t justified. There are tribes who love to flaunt a mustache along with full beard while on the other hand, there are Native Americans who prefer a simple clean-shaven look.

Ever wonder why Native American beard is similar to East Asian beard? The answer is pretty obvious. Native Americans find their origins in East Asian countries like China, Japan, and Korea. Studies have shown that fifteen thousand years ago, the Native Americans migrated to America through Beringia which was a natural bridge that connected Russia to Alaska.

There were many Native Americans who had facial hair like Tenskwatawa – He was a Native American political leader of the Shawnee tribe who had a mustache.