Muksamse'lapli
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Muksamse'lapli, also known as White Cindy (ca. 1845-1919[1]), was a Two-spirit Klamath healer who lived on a small ranch on the shore of Agency Lake, in Oregon, close to the Klamath Reservation.[2] Muksamse'lapli was assigned male at birth, but is referred to in most historical and contemporary accounts as a woman or transvestite, and referred to themself as "half she and half he".[3]
Muksamse'lapli's knowledge of healing and botany were respected and sought after by both Klamath[3] and non-Native botanists seeking knowledge of local plants.[2]
Muksamse'lapli was arrested and jailed for violent altercations with Klamath people on the reservation, though in some of these cases the plea was self-defense.[4]
Muksamse'lapli was married twice.[3]