Class Year
2017
Document Type
Student Research Paper
Date of Creation
Fall 2015
Department 1
Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Abstract
This paper examines the narratives of Two-Spirit Indigenous Americans who have been oppressed by heteropatriarchal norms of colonization. Two-spirit creation stories are explored to show the prevalence and importance of their identities prior to contact with Euro-American settlers and the evolution of violence, exclusion, and marginalization due to colonization.The term "Two-Spirit" is examined as a cultural identity of the Indigenous Americans. Finally, the paper looks at how Two-Spirit scholars are looking to combine Queer Theory with Indigenous Studies to deconstruct colonial heteropatriarchal America.
Copyright Note
This is the author's version of the work. This publication appears in Gettysburg College's institutional repository by permission of the copyright owner for personal use, not for redistribution.
Recommended Citation
O'Higgins, Casey S., "Two-Spirit Indigenous Americans: Fact not Fiction" (2015). Student Publications. 403.
https://cupola.gettysburg.edu/student_scholarship/403
Included in
Gender and Sexuality Commons, Indigenous Studies Commons, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Studies Commons, Race and Ethnicity Commons, Women's Studies Commons
Comments
This paper was written as part of Casey O'Higgins' independent study with Professor Stephanie Sellers, Fall 2015.