When a baby is born, it will have no hair or it will cover the head a little bit. Every individual is different, some will have thin hair, while others are blessed with thick hair. This is where we address all the teachings, taking time out for our children, actually washing their hair for them, teaching them why they need to be clean. The child will be given their first hair tie as soon as their hair is long enough to be tied. Some children start as young as three or four years old.

The string is the representation of the dawn in the Talking God's song. He wears the dawn on his back, so as we wear the hair string we walk and journey in life as the child and grandchild of Talking God, who is the dawn. He will recognize us by our hair tie and our footprints when we wear the moccasins. In the teachings, it is said he will say, I see the footprints of my child or grandchild. So we have to be very cautious, we have to watch where we go and what we do. We must only go to good places and seek good things that will benefit our life in a good way. We must abide by his law because we are Sa'anaaghai boy and Bekehozoon girl.