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ERIC Number: EJ525590
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1996
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0017-8055
How We Find Ourselves: Identity Development and Two-Spirit People.
Wilson, Alex
Harvard Educational Review, v66 n2 p303-17 Sum 1996
Examines identity development from an indigenous American perspective that views sex, race, and gender identity as interconnected. Uses the indigenous concept of "two-spirit people" to demonstrate the inseparability of the experience of sexuality and the experience of culture and community. (SK)
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, Cultural Influences, Homosexuality, Indigenous Populations, Racial Identification, Sexual Identity
Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles
Education Level: N/A
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Developmental Theory; Identity Formation
Note: Special issue: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender People and Education.