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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.
Tribe or group Deity or spirit Notes Inca: Apu: God or spirit of mountains. All of the important mountains have their own Apu, and some of them receive sacrifices to bring out certain aspects of their being. Some rocks and caves also are credited as having their own apu. Ataguchu: God who assisted in creation myth. Catequil: God of thunder and ...
Coyote is featured in the mythology of numerous peoples from the area covered by the modern state of California, including the Achomawi and Atsugewi, [1] the Chumash, [2] the Diegueños, [3] the Gallinoméro, [4] the Juaneño, [5] the Karok, [6] the Luiseño, [7] the Maidu, [8] the Miwuk, [4] the Pomo, [9] the Rumsen, [10] the Shasta, [11] the Sinkyone, [12] the Wappo, [13] the Yana, [14] and ...
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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.
To pay homage to the rich ancestry of Native Americans, it helps to know of current-day people who share in the heritage. With that in mind, we gathered this list of 20 famous Native Americans ...
Native American Mythology. Dover Publications. ISBN 978-0-486-12279-3. Bastian, Dawn Elaine; Judy K. Mitchell (2004). Handbook of Native American Mythology. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 978-1-85109-533-9. Erdoes, Richard and Ortiz, Alfonso: American Indian Myths and Legends (New York: Pantheon Books, 1984) Ferguson, Diana (2001). Native American myths ...
Category: Two-spirit. 3 languages. ... Two-spirit people (59 P) Pages in category "Two-spirit" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total.