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Two-Spirit Unity

What does Two-Spirit mean?

Two-spirit (also known as two spirit or occasionally two-spirited)[a] is a contemporary pan-Indianumbrella term used by some Indigenous North Americans to describe Native people who fulfill a traditional third-gender (or other gender-variant) social role in their communities.

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Wrapping a Rainbow Around the Medicine Wheel: A Scoping Review of Social and Emotional Wellbeing for Queer, Trans, and Two Spirit Native Youth

By: Autumn Asher BlackDeer

Southern Cheyenne Nation, Graduate School of Social Work, University of Denver, Denver, CO 80011, USA

Two-Spirit Resources

2015-2017

2SLGBTQIA+ Substance Abuse Resources

Drug Addiction and Abuse in the LGBTQ Community discusses why so many LGBTQ individuals abuse drugs and gives a list of helpful resources. 

2011-2014

Celebrating Our Magic Toolkit, Indian Health Services, Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board

A culturally specific resource for American Indian & Alaska Native communities that aims to provide resources for LBGTQ and Two-Spirit youth, their relatives, and their healthcare providers. http://www.npaihb.org/2slgbtq/#print

2007-2010

Tribal Equity Toolkit: Tribal Resolutions and Codes to Support Two Spirit/LGBT Justice in Indian Country

  • Bias-Motivated (Hate) Crimes

  • Criminal Offenses with Bias Motive

  • Prohibiting Specific Actions

  • Enhanced Penalties

  • Bias-Motivated Crime Reporting and Training

https://graduate.lclark.edu/live/files/12487-tribal-equity-toolkit-preview

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“It is our nature to be whole and to be together. We are born into a circle of family, community, living creatures and the land. If we encounter racism, homophobia, sexism or other behaviors that oppress us, the balance may be disturbed and we may lose our place in the circle—but even if we lose our place we can still find guidance in our traditions, histories, memories, and collective experience of this world.”

Dr. Alexandria Wilson

Two-Spirit professor from Opaskwayak Cree Nation 

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