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PEOPLE'S—Gowongo Mohawk

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A short article published in 1897 in the Philadelphia Inquirer detailing Gowongo Mohawk, an Indigenous male impersonator acting as the leading role in the play "Wep-Ton-No-Mah."

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Identifier
kk91fk84m
Collection
Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900)
Institution
Digital Transgender Archive
Publisher
The Philadelphia Inquirer
Date Issued
1897
Genre
Clippings
Subject(s)
Gowongo Mohawk
Wep-Ton-No-Mah
Places
United Kingdom
Ohio > Hamilton > Cincinnati > Peoples Theater (historical)
Topic(s)
Indigenous LGBTQ+ people
Indigenous peoples
LGBTQ+ theater
Male impersonators
Native American LGBTQ+ people
Resource Type
Text
Language
English
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