Born Like This
Beautiful little film from Pine Ridge’s Two Spirit community.
Born Like This
“Born Like This” is a timely collection of insights from youth, adults and elders from Pine Ridge’s Two Spirit community. It is a cross section of Lakota LGBTQ-TS voices during a historic moment in their community. In July 2019, the Oglala Sioux tribal council passed historic LGBTQ-TS marriage and anti-hate crime legislation.
Shawnee
Singer Shawnee identifies as two-spirit. This is her story.
Kids Help Phone interviews Indigenous singer Shawnee Kish to learn more about her experience as two-spirit.
Two Spirit
For anyone who is not sure what Two Spirit is here is an article with a good round up
“While the term Two Spirit was coined in 1990 in Winnipeg, Canada as a means of unifying various gender identities and expressions of Native American/First Nations/Indigenous individuals, the term is not a specific definition of gender, sexual orientation or other self-determining catch-all phrase, but rather an umbrella term.”
Tony Enos on Understanding the Two Spirit Community
Above: Tony Enos, pictured earlier this year in front of the Two-Spirit Nation camp at Oceti Sakowin . (Photo: Tony Enos) The Wild Reed …
Trans And Native
Two Spirit Indigenous People’s Association
Two Spirit representation will be also on the lead float in the WorldPride/Stonewall 50 march right behind the Grand Marshalls, with Sheldon Raymore (Cheynne River Sioux), who will be representing Two Spirit Indigenous Peoples Association as a Community Hero. Raymore was nominated for the honour by the Two Spirit community for his work on numerous projects in the Two Spirit community and beyond.
June 16 2019 – Two Spirit Indigenous Peoples Association Plans Massive Contingent for Stonewall 50 Pride Parade Celebration – Last Real Indians
The world will be watching on June 30th, as the Two Spirit Indigenous Peoples Association (TSIPA) of New York City marches 150 Natives strong in the WorldPride/Stonewall 50 Pride Parade celebration! New York City’s local ABC7 (channel 7) will be broadcasting live coverage beginning at 12 p.m. on Jun