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  2. Two-spirit - Wikipedia

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    The two-spirit contingent marches at San Francisco Pride in 2013. Two-spirit (also known as two spirit or occasionally twospirited) [a] is a contemporary pan-Indian umbrella term used by some Indigenous North Americans to describe Native people who fulfill a traditional third-gender (or other gender-variant) social role in their communities.

  3. Gender roles among the Indigenous peoples of North America

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    The third gender role of nádleehi (meaning "one who is transformed" or "one who changes"), beyond contemporary Anglo-American definition limits of gender, is part of the Navajo Nation society, a "two-spirit" cultural role. The renowned 19th-century Navajo artist Hosteen Klah (1849–1896) is an example. [32] [33] [34]

  4. Why Montana’s Two-Spirit people are challenging a state law ...

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    As they fight to reclaim their history, some in Montana’s Two-Spirit community are challenging a state law that defines sex as binary because it ‘infringes’ on their spiritual and cultural ...

  5. LGBTQ rights in the Navajo Nation - Wikipedia

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    As with many Native American nations, traditional Navajo belief includes a two-spirit conception of gender-variant individuals and accepts two-spirited individuals as valid members of the community. Nádleehi ( Navajo : naadleeh or nádleehé ; literally one who constantly transforms ) refers to individuals who are a "male-bodied person with a ...

  6. Here's What It Means To Be 'Two-Spirit,' According To Native ...

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  7. What does 'Two-Spirit' mean? What to know about Two-Spirit ...

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    Two-Spirit refers to a traditional role in Native American society, but not all indigenous queer people identify with the term.

  8. Nádleehi - Wikipedia

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    The nádleehi social and ceremonial role differs from other two-spirit roles in that it is specific to Diné culture and communities; other Nations that have roles for two-spirits – if they have them at all [4] – have names in their own languages, and roles and other details tend to be specific to those particular cultures. [1]

  9. Lhamana - Wikipedia

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    We'wha, a notable Zuni lhamana fiber artist and cultural ambassador, weaving on a backstrap loom. Lhamana (/ ˈ l ɑː m ɪ n ə / [citation needed]), in traditional Zuni culture, are biologically male people who take on the social and ceremonial roles usually performed by women in their culture, at least some of the time.