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My childhood homeland demanded a reckoning — my family story braided with ancestral memory, environmental justice and mother-daughter ache.

The resulting piece was a pair of butterfly wings braided into her hair intended to symbolize her recent metamorphosis.

How wonderful to be blessed to get my hair done,’” said Martin, 60, who got her hair washed and blow-dried, dyed black and braided down in a protective style so she can wear wigs.

She appeared at the five-minute hearing wearing a grey top and glasses, with her blonde hair braided.

She was wearing an elaborate white gown with a long train and pointy shoulders, and her braided blond hair was tucked beneath a headband for a vaguely “Midsommar”-ish look.