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Dr. Holder, who has carefully studied the _bote_, tells me that he has met
no corresponding phenomena in women.

There is no doubt, however, that homosexuality among women is well known
to the American Indians in various regions. Thus the Salish Indians of
British Columbia have a myth of an old woman who had intercourse with a
young woman by means of a horn used as a penis.[149] In the mythology of
the Assiniboine Indians (of Canada and Montana) and the Fox Indians (of
Iowa) there are also legends of feminine homosexuality, supposed to have
been derived from the Algonkin Cree Indians, who were closely connected
with both.[150]

According to the Assiniboine legend, a man's wife fell in love
with his sister and eloped with her, a boneless child being the
result of the union; the husband pursued the couple, and killed
his wife as well as the child; no one cared to avenge her death.
The Fox legend, entitled "Two Maidens who Played the Harlot with
Each Other," runs as follows: "It is said that once on a time
long ago there were two young women who were friends together. It
is told that there were also two youths who tried to woo the two
maidens, but they were not able even so much as to talk with
them. After awhile the youths began to suspect something wrong.
So once during the summer, when the two maidens started away to
peel off bark, the youths followed, staying just far enough
behind to keep them in sight. While the girls were peeling the
bark, the youths kept themselves hidden. After awhile they no
longer heard the sound of the maidens at work. Whereupon they
began to creep up to where they were. When they drew nigh,
behold, the maidens were in the act of taking off their clothes.
The first to disrobe flung herself down on the ground and lay
there. 'Pray, what are these girls going to do?' was the feeling
in the hearts of the youths. And to their amazement the girls
began to lie with each other. Thereupon the youths ran to where
the girls were. She who was lying on top instantly fell over
backward. Her clitoris was standing out and had a queer shape; it
was like a turtle's penis. Thereupon the maidens began to plead
with the youths: 'Oh, don't tell on us!' they said. 'Truly it is
not of our own free desire that we have done this thing We have
done it under the influence of some unknown being.' It is said