Tara Houska, an attorney and Indigenous rights activist, was going through TSA security at Minneapolis−Saint Paul International Airport when a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) told Houska she would need to have her braids patted down as a security precaution, reports Fox News.

"She pulled them behind my shoulders, laughed [and] said 'giddy up!' as she snapped my braids like reins," Houska said on Twitter. "My hair is part of my spirit. I am a Native woman. I am angry, humiliated. Your 'fun' hurt."

Going through @TSA at @mspairport, the agent said she needed to pat down my braids. She pulled them behind my shoulders, laughed & said "giddyup!" as she snapped my braids like reins. My hair is part of my spirit. I am a Native woman. I am angry, humiliated. Your "fun" hurt. — tara houska (@zhaabowekwe) January 13, 2020

When Houska informed the agent that her actions were dehumanizing and disrespectful, the agent explained that she was having "fun."

Federal Security Director Cliff Van Leuven sais Houska's description of the incident was accurate. From Fox News: