Queer History Corner: Indigenous "tüvasa" in Utah

  • June 18, 2026
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For Pride Month, KRCL and the Mildred Berryman Institute are collaborating to bring you Utah Queer History each Monday and Thursday throughout June. Long before colonialism, Indigenous tribes of what is now called Utah had tribal members who, today, we would call gender diverse. The term tüvasa (now generically referred to in English as a Two-Spirit person) was used by most tribes. Mildred Berryman Institute Board Chair Connell O’Donovan shares the little-known history of these people and their importance in Indigenous tribes.

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