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=== Definition and societal role in Indigenous communities === | === Definition and societal role in Indigenous communities === | ||
Male-bodied two-spirit people, regardless of gender identification, can go to war and have access to male activities such as male-only sweat lodge ceremonies.<ref name="vancouver">{{cite web |title=Inventory of Aboriginal Services, Issues and Initiatives in Vancouver: Two Spirit – LGTB |url=http://vancouver.ca/commsvcs/socialplanning/initiatives/aboriginal/tools/directory/twospirit.htm |accessdate=2007-07-01 |website=vancouver.ca}}</ref> However, they may also take on "feminine" activities such as cooking and other domestic responsibilities.<ref>{{cite web |at=Page 72 |url=http://vancouver.ca/files/cov/aboriginal-services-inventory.pdf |title=Inventory of Aboriginal Services, Issues, and Initiatives in Vancouver |website=vancouver.ca}}</ref> According to Lang, female-bodied two-spirit people usually have sexual relations or marriages with only females.<ref> | Male-bodied two-spirit people, regardless of gender identification, can go to war and have access to male activities such as male-only sweat lodge ceremonies.<ref name="vancouver">{{cite web |title=Inventory of Aboriginal Services, Issues and Initiatives in Vancouver: Two Spirit – LGTB |url=http://vancouver.ca/commsvcs/socialplanning/initiatives/aboriginal/tools/directory/twospirit.htm |accessdate=2007-07-01 |website=vancouver.ca}}</ref> However, they may also take on "feminine" activities such as cooking and other domestic responsibilities.<ref>{{cite web |at=Page 72 |url=http://vancouver.ca/files/cov/aboriginal-services-inventory.pdf |title=Inventory of Aboriginal Services, Issues, and Initiatives in Vancouver |website=vancouver.ca}}</ref> According to Lang, female-bodied two-spirit people usually have sexual relations or marriages with only females.<ref>Lang, (1998, pp. 289–298)</ref> | ||
=== Two-spirit societies === | === Two-spirit societies === | ||