Two-spirit people
Subtitle: Native American gender identity, sexuality, and spirituality
By: edited by Sue-Ellen Jacobs, Wesley Thomas, and Sabine Lang.
Contributors: Jacobs, Sue-Ellen.; Thomas, Wesley, 1954-; Lang, Sabine.
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Urbana
Language: eng
Number of pages: 331
Subjects: Indians of North America -- Sexual behavior; Indian women -- North America -- Sexual behavior; Gays -- North America -- Identity; Lesbians -- North America -- Identity; Indian gays -- North America -- Social conditions; Indian lesbians -- North America -- Social conditions
Description: "This landmark book combines the voices of Native Americans and non-Indians, anthropologists and others, in an exploration of gender and sexuality issues as they relate to lesbian, gay, trans-gendered, and other "marked" Native Americans." "Focusing on the concept of two-spirit people - individuals not necessarily gay or lesbian, transvestite or bisexual, but whose behaviors or beliefs may sometimes be interpreted by others as uncharacteristic of their sex - this book is the first to provide an intimate look at how many two-spirit people feel about themselves, how other Native Americans treat them, and how anthropologists and other scholars interpret them and their cultures."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.