Gender
Hosteen Klah is most commonly believed to be intersexed. Klah was important to the development of Navajo weaving. Among the Navajo, weavers are typically women, and chanters (hataałii) are normally male. Hosteen Klah was both a weaver and a chanter. This was possible because of his particular gender status. Klah was a nádleeh (meaning "one who is transformed" or "one who changes"). A nádleeh could be born male, female, or intersexed.
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