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Why academic research can miss spiritual dimensions of identity

I'm writing my master's thesis on two-spirit identity but my advisor keeps pushing me to focus on 'sexuality' instead of the spiritual aspects that actually matter to me.

Juana
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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Scholarly frameworks reduce sacred identity to sexual orientation, missing the cosmological and spiritual foundations that give traditional gender roles meaning.

Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Two-spirit and indigenous gender traditions?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.