[2023 Winner] The Reclamation of Two-Spirit Identity

Authors

Kelly Christensen, California State University, Monterey BayFollow
Paige Monier, California State University, Monterey BayFollow

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Description

Our project looked into the history of two-spirit people, briefly talking about what happened to them during colonization, with a deeper look into how the two-spirit identity as been reclaimed and used as a way for queer indigenous people to connect with both their culture, and their personal identity.

Course and Instructor

GS 363, Sara Salazar Hughes

Keywords

indigenous history, indigenous, indigenous identity, queer history, queer identity, two-spirit

Disciplines

History of Gender | Indigenous Studies | Native American Studies | Other Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Recommended Citation

Christensen, Kelly and Monier, Paige, "[2023 Winner] The Reclamation of Two-Spirit Identity" (2023). Ethnic Studies Research Paper Award. 15.
https://digitalcommons.csumb.edu/esa_submissions/15