The author of the first part of Memories of Childhood, titled “The Cutting of My Long Hair,” is Zitkála-Šá (also known as Gertrude Simmons Bonnin). She was a Native American writer, educator, and activist. In this autobiographical essay, she reflects on her childhood experiences as a young girl from the Yankton Sioux tribe. The story revolves around her painful and emotional experience of having her long hair cut off, symbolizing the cultural assimilation imposed on Native American children by missionary schools.

This question related to Chapter 6 English Vistas Class 12th NCERT.
From the Chapter 6, Memories of Childhood.
Give answer according to your understanding.