Two-Spirit

From the video “Two Spirit People”, different people talk about being “two spirits”, their beliefs on it and sexual orientation. In the video, all speakers voices are according to their sex, but their physical appearance says something else. The first speaker is Benjamin, he has long hair, which he puts in pigtails and added pink hair accessories to it. He is wearing a gold long drop earring, a necklace, and lots of gold rings that look to be mostly for females. His face also seems as though he has applied make up and his eyebrows are neatly done. To him, being a two spirited person means that the person can see further than the physical world because the person can see in both direction (male and female). He states that Berdache meant a male slave kept for sexual purposes. (It is a term used to categorize human behavior that…

Sex is biological, gender is cultural. For some of the world there are two genders as well as two sexes, but gender ambiguity, transgendered, the third sex flies in the face of the notion that the former is true. “The terms third gender and third sex describe individuals who are categorized as neither man nor woman who recognize three or more genders. To different cultures or individuals, a third gender or six may represent an intermediate state between men and women, a state of being…

indigenous communities is 1.5 higher compared to the entire USA population. Statistics show native males take their own life more than non-indigenous males of 19 years two to eighteen times greater (ibid). Two-spirit aboriginals have a greater risk of taking their own life than non-native, non-heterosexual individuals. Alcohol and illicit drug use, addiction and death is most prevalent amongst indigenous people as well, along with HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases (Fieland et al.,…

specifically on two-spirits. Traditional Indigenous views of gender, specifically two-spirit people, is very open and tolerant. Two-spirit people were seen as an asset to society and were highly respected compared to now where they are repressed due to colonialist views. In this media analysis essay, I will be comparing, contrasting, and critiquing the following articles: “Life In Between: The Beauty And Importance Of The Two-Spirit People” by Katie Redmiles in February 2016 for Kosmos Journal…

Quo-li Driskill’s piece “Shaking out shells: Cherokee two-spirits rebalancing the World” discusses the consequences that colonization has played on Cherokee gender systems through European colonization and invasion. Driskell explains that since Cherokee land was invaded, “unbalanced power relationships between men and women” have formed (Driskell 123). A word used frequently in this writing to describe this relationship between genders before colonization is duyuktv, meaning “balance, truth,…

The quote from the passage I will be responding to is “The steady companionship of two or three kindred spirits can help us find the courage we need to speak and act as citizens.” and “It is equally true that we spend most of our lives in "tribes" or lifestyle enclaves—and that thinking of the world in terms of "us" and "them" is one of the many limitations of the human mind.” When I read both of these quotes I can’t help but think that they contradict each other. They both share the same idea…

given us a unique wiring, gifts and passions to compliment the purpose he created you for. I firmly believe, our calling is not your decision but it’s our internal understanding and discovery. I understood my calling from God when I listened to family and friends tell me that I have a special connection with Kids and sports. “They gravitate toward you” After giving it some thought, I shortly started to help youth with the church and in sports. Sports have a legitimate place in the Christian…

Structural Relationships of Romans 8:1-17 Structural Relationships: Recurrence: “Law” Language Law of the Spirit of life in Christ (v 2)/ Law of sin and death (v 2)/ Law (v 3)/ Just requirement of the Law (v 4)/ God”s Law (v 7) Paul makes it clear that the the good news is still supported by law; it is not an anarchical system where people can do whatever they want, and God acts arbitrarily. Once the Jew relied upon the written law of Moses, Paul shows here that there is still law, it just…

is a young girl moving to a different town. At first she is scared and afraid to move, however, her dad decides to take a shortcut on the way to her new home and they stumble across a tunnel. Chihiro’s parents get out and decide to explore it. Chihiro is scared to go through the tunnel, but more scared to have both her parents leave her alone so she follows them through the tunnel. The tunnel takes them to a new world where spirits roam. The parents eat food in this world and pay the price by…

Hmong have a triple faceted religion. It revolves around the cult of spirits, the shaman and ancestor worship. Hmong culture believe that spirits reside in all things and are in two worlds. The two worlds are known as "Yeeb – Ceeb, which is the land of the spirits and the Yaj – Ceeb, that is the world of human beings, material objects and nature." (Owens, 2007) The shaman is important as they can make contact with the spirit world and often call upon a certain spirits. These are usually…