Two-Spirit People

Two-Spirit People

23 mins | Documentary | Jan. 1, 1991

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.

Two-Spirit People

23 mins | Documentary | Jan. 1, 1991

Two-Spirit People
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.
Producers Frameline Film & Television, Gender On a Stick Productions
Original title Two-Spirit People
Directors Gretchen Vogel, Lori Levy, Michel Beauchemin
Writers

Cast

Terry Tafoya

as Self

Randy Burns

as Self

Clyde Hall

as Self

Will Roscoe

as Self

Janice Gould

as Self