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Two-spirit

Two-spirit (also known as two spirit or occasionally twospirited, or abbreviated as 2S, especially in Canada) 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.

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Historical and anthropological accounts

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Two-spirit societies

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Media representation

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Self-identified Two-Spirit Folk

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Two-spirit as a term

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Two-spirit societies

Academic use of umbrella terms

Historical and anthropological accounts

Media representation

Self-identified Two-Spirit Folk

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Two-spirit

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Triples315
Avg. degree1.99
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related to Self-identified Two-Spirit Folk · 56
Two-spirit → Alutiiq, Big Wind Carpenter, Bonnell, Campbell, Canada's, Canada's Drag RaceStorme Webber, Canadian, Cherokee Nation, Cherokee Nation Supreme CourtYolanda, Cree/Metis, Davis, Desjarlais, Edmonton Griesbach, Elected, Fisher River Cree, Fort William Ojibwe, George Gordon Cree, Grand River Mohawk, Hannam, Inclusion
related to Two-spirit societies · 50
Two-spirit → Among, Bay Area American Indian, Bloomington, Browning, California, Central Oklahoma Two Spirit, Colorado, Dallas, Denver, East Coast Two Spirit, Idaho Two-Spirit Society, Indiana, Indiana Two-Spirit Society, Indigenous, Kansas, Kentucky, May, Minnesota Two Spirits, Montana Two-Spirit Society, Natives
related to Film · 21
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related to Definition and societal role in Indigenous communities · 20
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related to Academic use of umbrella terms · 18
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related to External links · 18
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related to Television · 18
Two-spirit → American Gods, Arawak, Cherokee, Devery Jacobs, HBO, Her, I'm Mohawk, In, It's, Jacobs, Lovecraft Country, Mohawk, Native, Neil Gaiman, Sam Black Crow, Showrunner Misha Green, The, Yahima
related to Speculative fiction · 16
Two-spirit → Americas, Collection, Daniel Heath Justice, Indigenous, It, Itai Jeffries, LGBTQ, Love Beyond Body, Prominent, Sovereign Erotics, Space, Such, The, This, Time, Two-Spirit Literature
related to Given title and role · 14
Two-spirit → For, He, In, Indian, Indigenous, Jicarilla Apache, Joey Criddle, LGBT Native American, Native, Talking, The, The New York Times, Traditional Native American, Western
related to Historical and anthropological accounts · 14
Two-spirit → According, Brian Gilley, German, However, Indigenous, Lang, Mary Annette Pember, Native, Natives, North American, Ojibwe, Other, Sabine Lang, Will Roscoe

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indigenous term native gender people two traditional american communities roles cultural use spirit terms first nations individuals cultures peoples berdache

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gayinstance ofas well as from non-Native terminology0.80text
lesbianinstance ofas well as from non-Native terminology0.80text
and transgenderinstance ofas well as from non-Native terminology0.80text
anthropologist Wesley Thomas of the Dine or Navajo tribe also contributed to its creationinstance ofNative people0.80text
male-only sweat lodge ceremoniesinstance ofcan go to war and have access to male activities0.80text
cookinginstance ofactivities0.80text
other domestic responsibilitiesinstance ofactivities0.80text
two-spirit can't be relied upon for accurateinstance ofKehoe cautions that modern identity umbrella terms0.80text
respectful historical scholarship because they are too generalinstance ofKehoe cautions that modern identity umbrella terms0.80text
are produced out of modern contexts that their subjects do not come frominstance ofKehoe cautions that modern identity umbrella terms0.80text
Two-spiritrelated to Academic use of umbrella termsWriting0.60section
Two-spiritrelated to Academic use of umbrella termsMarch0.60section

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