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[–]lovelyspearmintLesbeing a lesbian 5 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 0 fun6 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Do any people non-ironically use two-spirit?

[–]PatsyStoneMaverique[S] 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

If you're from one of the tribes where it's culturally meaningful, presumably.

What confuses me is that I thought it was a southwestern U.S. thing, so what tribes in Canada are they accommodating?

[–]latuspodSuper Straight 6 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 0 fun7 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Pretty sure it started in Canada. The term is new, came about in the 90's in English and then was translated back into some Native languages. The term is somewhat problematic at times because in a way it homogenizes the different cultures and traditions within different tribes. And Canada atleast was pretty brutal in stamping out Native culture and heritage to the point where it is difficult to recover. Post-colonial theory (also started in Canada) has also made a mess of it all in a different way.