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Gender variant figures in Zuni traditions:
Gender variant figures in Zuni traditions:
* '''He'e''', a male kachina who wore feminine clothing. He defended his pueblo while wearing a mixture of men’s and women’s [[clothing]], with one side of his hair dressed in the women’s style.
* '''Awonawilona''', "a deity both male and female" who began the creation process of the universe by forming clouds and water from their breath.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The "Middle" Gender in Zuni Religion |last=Adams |first=Lili |work=Owlcation |date=11 April 2018 |access-date=1 November 2021 |url= https://owlcation.com/social-sciences/The-Middle-Gender-in-Zuni-Religion}}</ref>
* '''He'e''', a male kachina who wore feminine clothing. He defended his pueblo while wearing a mixture of men's and women's [[clothing]], with one side of his hair dressed in the women's style.
* '''Ko'lhamana''', a Zuni [[Two-Spirit]] kachina who peacefully mediates between different groups of people.
* '''Ko'lhamana''', a Zuni [[Two-Spirit]] kachina who peacefully mediates between different groups of people.


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