Reclaiming Two-Spirits : sexuality, spiritual renewal & sovereignty in Native America

Smithers, Gregory D. 1974- (author.). Indigenous Resources Collection. (Added Author). 2SLGBTQQIA+ Resources (Added Author).

Summary: A history of Indigenous traditions of gender and sexuality that decolonizes North America's past and reveals how Two-Spirit people are reclaiming their place in Native nations.

Record details

ISBN: 9780807003466
Physical Description: print
regular print
xxxiii, 332 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Publisher: Boston : Beacon Press, [2022]
Copyright: ©2022

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Foreword, by Raven E. Heavy Runner -- Series Note, by Michael Bronski -- A Note About Language -- About the Cover Art -- Prologue -- Part I Judgments. Chapter 1: Invasion -- Chapter 2: "Hermaphrodites" -- Chapter 3: Sin -- Chapter 4: Effeminacy -- Chapter 5: Strange -- Part II Stories. Chapter 6: Resilience -- Chapter 7: Place -- Chapter 8: Paths -- Part III Reclaiming. Chapter 9: Reawakening -- Chapter 10: Two-Spirits -- Chapter 11: Love -- Chapter 12: Futures -- Acknowledgments -- Notes.