Fred Martinez was a Navajo boy who was also a girl. In an earlier era, he would have been revered. Instead he was murdered. PBS brings the documentary, "Two Spirits" which interweaves the tragic story of a mother.s loss of her son with a revealing look at the largely unknown history of a time when the world wasn.t simply divided into male and female, and many Native American cultures held places of honor for people of integrated genders. Lydia Nibley.s "Two Spirits" explores the life and death of Fred Martinez and the ancient Native American two-spirit tradition. Two Spirits will premiere on the Emmy Award-winning PBS series Independent Lens, hosted by America Ferrera, on Tuesday, June 14, 2011...
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