What are two-spirit people?
What will be an ideal response?
Varies. Students should discuss that Native American communities believed that the Great Creator made everything, including two-spirit people. They were thought to have the qualities and skills of both women and men and thus were uniquely sacred. This gender status gave them a unique role in their communities for which they received appreciation and respect. Mythology and religious beliefs encouraged acceptance of two-spirit people. In contemporary language, we could say that Native Americans accepted gender fluidity. Someone could choose their gender based on a dream or their perceived skills rather than having to be the gender that matched a certain kind of anatomy.
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Discuss the status of women in Mexico
What will be an ideal response?
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Both Christian and Islamic women have organized to resist fundamentalist and sexist practices within their faiths
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false