Research Catalog

Title

Two-spirit people [videorecording] : the berdache tradition in Native American culture / Gender on a Stick Productions.

Publication

[San Francisco, Calif. : Frameline, 1991]

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Details

Additional Authors

• Beauchemin, Michel.
• Vogel, Gretchen.
• Levy, Lori.
• Gender on a Stick Productions.
• Frameline (Firm)

Description

1 videocassette (23 min) : sd., col.; 1/2 in.

Summary

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, where individuals who embody both "feminine" and "masculine" qualities act as a conduit between the physical and the spiritual worlds; because of this, they are often placed in positions of power within their communities.

Subject

• Two-spirit people > United States
• Indian gay people > United States > Social conditions
• Indian lesbians > United States > Social conditions
• Gay people > United States > Identity
• Lesbians > United States > Identity
• Spiritual formation

Note

• Videocassette label erroneous: Lawrence Brose credited as filmmaker, date given as 1990, time as 10 min. (taken from Brose's 1990 video, Long eyes of the Earth).

Credits (note)

• Produced, directed, and edited by Michel Beauchemin, Lori Levy, Gretchen Vogel.

System Details (note)

• VHS.

Call Number

*UGS-1473

OCLC

29443101

Title

Two-spirit people [videorecording] : the berdache tradition in Native American culture / Gender on a Stick Productions.

Imprint

[San Francisco, Calif. : Frameline, 1991]

System Details

VHS.

Credits

Produced, directed, and edited by Michel Beauchemin, Lori Levy, Gretchen Vogel.

Added Author

Beauchemin, Michel.

Vogel, Gretchen.

Levy, Lori.

Gender on a Stick Productions.

Frameline (Firm)

Research Call Number

*UGS-1473 [Video]