Becoming Two-Spirit

Informationen zum Autor Brian Joseph Gilley is an assistant professor of anthropology and the ALANA U.S. Ethnic Studies Program at the University of Vermont. Klappentext An intimate glimpse of how Two-Spirit (gay) Native men in Colorado and Oklahoma work to build cross-tribal networks of support as they search for acceptance within their own communities. Zusammenfassung The Two-Spirit man occupies a singular place in Native American culture! balancing the male and the female spirit. Drawing on observations from interviews! oral histories! and meetings and ceremonies! this work provides a view of how Two-Spirit men in Colorado and Oklahoma struggle to redefine themselves and their communities.

Klappentext
An intimate glimpse of how Two-Spirit (gay) Native men in Colorado and Oklahoma work to build cross-tribal networks of support as they search for acceptance within their own communities.

Zusammenfassung
The Two-Spirit man occupies a singular place in Native American culture, balancing the male and the female spirit. Drawing on observations from interviews, oral histories, and meetings and ceremonies, this work provides a view of how Two-Spirit men in Colorado and Oklahoma struggle to redefine themselves and their communities.

Inhalt
1. Seeking Self- and Social Acceptance; 2. From Gay to Indian; 3. Adapting to Homophobia among Indians; 4. The Aesthetics of an Identity; 5. Cultural Compromise at Work; 6. Mending the Hoop; 7. Difference and Social Belonging in Indian Country

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