Becoming Two Spirit indigenous crafts "Jim Northrup takes the lies

"Jim Northrup takes the lies told about us Indians and the lies we like to tell ourselves and skins them until there is nothing left but laughter

the eagles and herons and cranes: truly

Zitkála-Sá begs her mother to let her go—and her mother

Shifting between theory and poetry

Echo slips back and forth in time

Becoming Two Spirit indigenous crafts "Jim Northrup takes the liesThe Two Spirit Man occupies a singular place in Native American culture, balancing the male and the female spirit even as he tries to blend gay and Native identity. The accompanying ambiguities of gender and culture come into vivid relief in the powerful and poignant Becoming Two Spirit, the first book to take an in depth look at contemporary American Indian gender diversity. Drawing on a wealth of observations from interviews, oral histories, and