Two-Spirit Identity in a Time of Gender Fluidity

Indigenous sexual and gender minority people have been identifying as two-spirit since 1990 and are reclaiming traditional Indigenous gender terms such as nádleehí or agokwe. At the same time, Settler-dominated communities are undergoing a cultural shift toward challenging binary categories of sex a...

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Published inJournal of homosexuality Vol. 67; no. 12; pp. 1675 - 1690
Main Author Robinson, Margaret
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Routledge 14.10.2020
Taylor & Francis LLC
Subjects
Colonialism
Colonization
Gender
Gender identity
Indigenous
Indigenous peoples
language
Minority groups
Non-binary gender
Resistance
Two-Spirit
colonialism
language
non-binary gender
Indigenous
Two-spirit
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Summary:Indigenous sexual and gender minority people have been identifying as two-spirit since 1990 and are reclaiming traditional Indigenous gender terms such as nádleehí or agokwe. At the same time, Settler-dominated communities are undergoing a cultural shift toward challenging binary categories of sex and gender, causing some Settler governments to adopt a multi-gender framework reminiscent of the Indigenous systems they aimed to erase through colonial systems and practices. This article examines how shifts in Settler gender frameworks relate to traditional and contemporary understandings of gender in Indigenous nations and how Indigenous gender systems support resistance to ongoing colonization.
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ISSN:0091-8369
1540-3602
DOI:10.1080/00918369.2019.1613853