Two-Spirit

They were, like any other medicine person, frequently killed over these suspicions (such as the female-bodied two-spirit named Sahaykwisā).

Although two-spirits were both respected and feared in many tribes, the two-spirit was not beyond reproach or even being killed for bad deeds.

Cross-dressing was the most visible marker but has proven a variable and less reliable indicator of status as a Two-Spirit.

Among various Native American nations, individuals who were described as "Two-Spirit" were a common minority.

Two-spirit is a term that can be used with pride because it is something that has been picked by the ones it serves to identify.

She was the most famous lhamana, a traditional Zuni gender role, now described as mixed-gender or Two-Spirit.

Two-spirit: Belonging (film)

Mr. Co-Cke' said Two-Spirit gatherings often draw men who are hiding their orientation from their wives.

Another instance in the late 1840s was of a Crow male-bodied two-spirit who was caught, possibly raiding horses, by the Lakota and was killed.

We'wha was a relatively modern Ihamana (Two-Spirit) of the Native American Zuni tribe.

The term "berdache" was deemed inappropriate and insulting as time passed and awareness increased, so a new term was coined in 1990, "Two-Spirit."

Also very much associated with multiple genders are the indigenous cultures of North America, who often contain social gender categories that are collectively known as Two-Spirit.

Hay spent much of his time studying Native American society and culture, in particular the Two-Spirit or berdache and their roles in native societies.

The term "Two-Spirit" was created in 1990 as an English word to convey an identity already recognized by many Nations, and is usually the preferred and most respectful term.

Guests included City of Ottawa Mayor Bob Chiarelli, and a group of Two-Spirit Drummers from Minwaashin Lodge.

In his book Becoming Two-Spirit, Brian Joseph Gilley describes the process individuals go through as a Two-Spirit person (Gilley, 2006).

The occasion was the ninth annual Montana Two-Spirit Gathering, a weekend retreat here in northwestern part of the state for a few dozen American Indians who define themselves as embodying both male and female spirits.