We'wha

We'wha

Country

Mexico

Birth - Death

1849 - 1896

Occupation

Activist

Description

Zuni berdache, being an alternative gender between man and woman. Became a cultural ambassador for her Zuni people, known as a weaver and potter. Her life became a study for anthropologists examining the society in which she lived.

See Also

• The Two-Spirit, Aboriginal, and Native LGBTQ Community

Further Reading/Research

• http://nativeamericannetroots.net/diary/314
• http://twospirits.org/http:/twospirits.org/blog/wewha-the-revered-zuni-man-woman/
• http://nativeout.com/twospirit-rc/two-spirit-101/historical-two-spirits/

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