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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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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| gay | instance of | as well as from non-Native terminology | 0.80 | text |
| lesbian | instance of | as well as from non-Native terminology | 0.80 | text |
| and transgender | instance of | as well as from non-Native terminology | 0.80 | text |
| anthropologist Wesley Thomas of the Dine or Navajo tribe also contributed to its creation | instance of | Native people | 0.80 | text |
| male-only sweat lodge ceremonies | instance of | can go to war and have access to male activities | 0.80 | text |
| cooking | instance of | activities | 0.80 | text |
| other domestic responsibilities | instance of | activities | 0.80 | text |
| two-spirit can't be relied upon for accurate | instance of | Kehoe cautions that modern identity umbrella terms | 0.80 | text |
| respectful historical scholarship because they are too general | instance of | Kehoe cautions that modern identity umbrella terms | 0.80 | text |
| are produced out of modern contexts that their subjects do not come from | instance of | Kehoe cautions that modern identity umbrella terms | 0.80 | text |
| Two-spirit | related to Academic use of umbrella terms | Writing | 0.60 | section |
| Two-spirit | related to Academic use of umbrella terms | March | 0.60 | section |
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