DID YOU KNOW? for November 16-29, 2021:  

DID YOU KNOW... We’wha (a Zuni Two Spirit), a pottery and textile artist, was a Zuni cultural ambassador who took on both male and female tasks.  We'wha was also a spiritual leader who endeavored to preserve the history, traditions, and knowledge of the Zuni people.

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Though born a male-bodied person, community members recognized that We’wha demonstrated traits associated with the Ihamana as early as age three or four.  In Zuni culture, Ihamana (now more often described with the pan-Indian term “Two Spirit”) were male-bodied individuals who took on social and ceremonial roles generally performed by women.  They usually, though not exclusively, wore women’s clothing and mostly took up labors associated with women.  Ihamana constituted a socially-recognized third gender role within the tribe and often held positions of honor in the community.  https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/wewha