Non vanishing chrystos biography
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Chrystos
American writer, activist
Not to be confused with Christos (disambiguation).
Chrystos | |
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| Born | Christina Smith (1946-11-07) November 7, 1946 (age 78) San Francisco, California, US |
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Chrystos (; born November 7, 1946, as Christina Smith)[1] is a two-spirit writer and activist who has published various books and poems that explore Indigenous Americancivil rights, social justice, and feminism.
They are of mixed Menominee–Lithuanian/Alsace Lorraine heritage.[2][3][4] Chrystos is also a lecturer, writing teacher and fine-artist.
Non vanishing chrystos biography
The poet uses the pronouns "they" and "them".
Life and career
Chrystos – a resident of Ocean Shores, Washington since 2011[5] – is a lesbian- and two-spirit writer, artist and activist.
Born "off-reservation" in San Francisco, California, Chrystos is an urban Indian,[6] who was taught to read by their self-educated father, and began writing poetry