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We-Wha

Description:
Discussion of We'Wha, a Zuni male who dressed and lived as a woman in her tribe. The Two-Spirit tradition in Native American cultures is well-documented although terminology in government documents often used colonially imposed terminology. For more on the Two-Spirit tradition see Duane Brayboy's discussion in Indian Country Media Network: https://newsmaven.io/indiancountrytoday/news/opinions/two-spirits-one-heart-five-genders/
Attribution:
Annual Report of Bureau of Ethnology, 1902 (The Zuni Indians: Their Mythology, Esoteric Fraternities, and Ceremonies)
Date:
1902
Exhibit Tags:
photographs, we'wha, zuni, two-spirit, lgbtq native americans, terminology, and duane brayboy