Pan-tribally, across the broad diaspora of Indigenous existence - in the continent now known as North America - many Native communities have not only accepted but embraced tribal members whose gender existed outside of the binary so rigidly adhered to buy most European and western cultural manifestations. 

Often times this "Trans" person or figure acted as a trickster. This class will explore both mythic trickster figures in pre-colonization Indigenous communities and cultures as well as contemporary tricksters in the many literal and figurative manifestations that they currently occupy. We will explore this specifically by looking at both historic and contemporary First Nations art, culture, literature, and life through exploring the lives of both real and fictional Trans-tricksters and their contributions to their communities and our world.