I suspect Prof. Boag would be the first to caution you against applying our present-day Western categorization of "transgender" to those Native Americans in the colonial period and earlier who didn't conform to European norms or conceptions.
A fascinating exhibit reinforced by diligent historical research. The Native American concept of multiple gender definitions makes our puritanical binary description of human sexuality appear picayune in comparison.
I suspect Prof. Boag would be the first to caution you against applying our present-day Western categorization of "transgender" to those Native Americans in the colonial period and earlier who didn't conform to European norms or conceptions.
A fascinating exhibit reinforced by diligent historical research. The Native American concept of multiple gender definitions makes our puritanical binary description of human sexuality appear picayune in comparison.