"Pte Winkte" is the Lakota word for a two-spirit Bison.
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Showing posts with label winkte. Show all posts
Friday, April 24, 2009
Word of the Gay: "Pte Winkte"
Labels:
gay bison,
pte winkte,
two-spirit,
two-spirit bison,
winkte,
word of the gay
Monday, December 15, 2008
Word of the Gay: "Winkte"
A "winkte" is a two-souled person in Lakota (Sioux) Native American culture. "Winktes" are gay medicine men and were regarded highly by the community.
Labels:
gender variant,
lakota,
medicine man,
native americans,
natives,
sioux,
two-spirit,
winkte,
word of the gay
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