Google dedicated Monday’s Doodle to the late We:wa, a two-spirit leader of the Zuni people of Zuni Pueblo, which is in what is now known as New Mexico.The late We:wa — referenced as such in honor of the Zuni’s tradition of not using the present tense when referring to a person who has died — was born sometime around 1849.
They were Łamana, Zuni for a two-spirit person. Łamana people were recognized as a third gender that was outside the male and female binary, according to Google.
In historical records, the late We:wa and other Łamana were referred to with he and she pronouns.Łamana were revered for representing harmony and balance.