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Mandan
Etymology
From mihe (“woman”) (alternative orthography: mih-ha); numank (“man”).
Noun
mihdeke
- a male-bodied "two-spirit" person who typically held ceremonial rights and bundles associated with women
See also
References
- Will Roscoe Living the Spirit
- Sabine Lang, Men as Women, Women as Men: the Mandan, fathers typically sold such bundles to "berdache" sons. Mandan fathers used to thrash their sons on account of the latter's feminine inclinations
- Will and Spinden, The Mandans: A Study of Their Culture, Archaeology and Language