# The Bald Native American

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bald-native-american/336739>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [December 22, 2005, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bald-native-american/336739 "2005-12-22T03:47:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/9fc348/32.png) [@The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Flying_Dutchman)\
**Post date:** [December 22, 2005, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bald-native-american/336739/1 "2005-12-22T03:47:33Z")

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Are male native Americans immune from baldness?

Ive come across 1000s of native Americans yet it just occurred to me that I cannot recollect ever seeing a bald Indian.

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**Author:** ![Shagnasty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9dc877/32.png) [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\
**Post date:** [December 22, 2005, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bald-native-american/336739/2 "2005-12-22T04:01:06Z")

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This reputable article says that Native Americans and Eskimos have the lowest rates of baldness of any racial or ethnic group.

[http://www.emedicine.com/derm/topic21.htm](http://www.emedicine.com/derm/topic21.htm)
