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Beauchemin, Michel, Levy, Lori, Vogel, Gretchen. Two Spirit People
1991 1991, Frameline. 20 min. USA.
Added by: Sonja Dobroski and Quentin Pharr
Abstract:
An overview of historical and contemporary Native American concepts of gender, sexuality and sexual orientation. This documentary explores the berdache tradition in Native American culture, in which individuals who embody feminine and masculine qualities act as a conduit between the physical and spiritual world, and because of this are placed in positions of power within the community.

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