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The Winkte Winyans Who Went to War: The Gender Quaternary in Native American Culture

Friday, November 7, 2014: 11:40 AM
Director’s Row H (Sheraton)
Molly Benjaminson , Emerson College
This paper examines the impact of gender non-conformity on the spiritual and communal life of Native American cultures. Creation myths, language, and personal accounts from the Cheyenne and Blackfoot tribes are used to support the creation of the term 'gender quaternary,' contrasting the modern western gender binary.