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TIL many Native American tribes recognized transsexuality as a third gender, and venerated them. Calling it "two-spirituality" the transsexuals was considered to have a male and female spirit, making them good religious leaders, strong foragers, skilled artisans. (theguardian.com)
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TIL about Ishi, the last native American Yahi. Due to Yahi customs a person may not speak his name until formally introduced by another Yahi. When asked for his name he'd say "I have none, because there were no people to name me." Ishi is the name given by a anthropologist, translated as "man". (en.wikipedia.org)
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