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The Kutenai female berdache: Courier, guide, prophetess, and warrior

Ethnohistory12 (3) • Published In 1965 • Pages: 193-236

By: Schaeffer, Claude E..

Abstract
This article focuses on the Kutenai "man-woman" commonly called a berdache. From the accounts of several travelers and traders the author reconstructs the life history of a transvestite who gained special notoriety during her lifetime as a courier, guide, prophetess and warrior.
Subjects
Life history materials
Revelation and divination
Homosexuality
culture
Kutenai
HRAF PubDate
2018
Region
North America
Sub Region
Plains and Plateau
Document Type
article
Evaluation
Creator Type
Ethnologist
Document Rating
4: Excellent Secondary Data
Analyst
Ian Skoggard; 2017
Field Date
1935-1965
Coverage Date
1808-1837
Coverage Place
Oregon, Washington, Idaho and northwestern Montana, United States; southeastern British Columbia, Canada
Notes
Claude E. Schaeffer
Includes bibliographical references (p. 233-236)
LCCN
57043343
LCSH
Kootenai Indians