On August 25, 2017, Amazon.com listed a #Two-Spirit Tee-Shirt for sale. This item can can be found at: https://www.amazon.com/anunusualwoman-LGBTQI-T-shirt-Two-Spirit/dp/B073PM1SCP?th=1 and is offered for free delivery for those who have an US Amazon Prime account. Amazon listed the Two-Spirit tee-shirt with the following “Product description: Show your LGBTQAI spirit and pride with this two-spirit t-shirt. Not …Continue Reading
Author: Harlan Pruden
Harlan Pruden, First Nation Cree, works with and for the Two-Spirit community locally, nationally and internationally. Harlan is an Educator at the BC Center for Disease Control's Chee Mamuk program, an Indigenous public health program. Harlan is also the Managing Editor of the TwoSpiritJournal.com.
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Speaking with Our Leaders
(Toronto, ONT) The #Two-Spirit Journal recently sat down with Aaron Bowerman, one of Turtle Island’s up and coming young Two-Spirit leaders. Aaron Bowerman is a Two-Spirit community leader and is currently living and working in the city of Toronto as the Regional Outreach and support service worker for the Ontario Aboriginal HIV/Aids Strategy (OAHAS). Aaron …Continue Reading
Two-Spirit Art Festival
(Vancouver, BC) At Saturday’s opening reception of Vancouver’s annual Queer Arts Festival, Fabian Bon, (Metis, from Manitoba, Dakota and French), a local #Two-Spirit leader, shared with the Two-Spirit Journal of how they were overwhelmed when they walked into the Roundhouse. “For so many years, I’ve supported the QAF and a scene one or two Two-Spirit …Continue Reading
Two-Spirit Job Posting
(Vancouver, BC) The City of Vancouver‘s Park Board is looking to fill a position – Program Assistant II – Trans*, Gender Variant & Two-Spirit (TGV2S). This position will be key in assisting Park Board staff with the implementation of the “Building a Path to Parks and Recreation for All: Reducing Barriers for Trans* & Gender Variant …Continue Reading
“Gone to the Spirits” – a music review
(Vancouver, BC) Norine Braun’s, a Vancouver based #Two-Spirit, singer-songwriter and award-winning artist, latest project is titled, Gone to the Spirits. This album is named after the Ktunaxa (Kootenay) warrior woman, whose name was Gone-To-The-Spirits. Early this year, Norine and I were panelists on “Two Spirits Many Songs” at EMUSE, an Aboriginal Electronic Music Festival, hosted by …Continue Reading
Two-Spirit Celebration on Native Trailblazers
On Friday, March 17, 2017, the very popular and award-winning Native radio show Native Trailblazer featured a “#Two-Spirit Celebration” with the talented Tony Enos and Roo, aka DeLesslin George-Warren. “As a Mohawk and co-host of Native Trailblazer alongside my lovely wife Delores. I feel it is extremely important to show love, understanding and support of …Continue Reading
2-Spirit Rebellion at the Talking Stick Festival
(Vancouver, BC) The kick-off of this year’s Talking Stick Festival began with a bang! Last night, February 17, 2017, festival goers were treated to a performance from San Francisco’s Brush Arbor Gurlz, or BAGz, and the local and talented #Two-Spirit diva, Quanah Style, at Vancouver’s Odyssey Bar & Nightclub. “I was really excited to be …Continue Reading
Bemidji Talking Two-Spirit
(Bemidji, MN) On Monday January, 30, 2017, over 50 people were in attendance to hear Arnold Dahl-Wooley, a member of the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe, discuss the history of Two Spirit people at the Bemidji State University’s American Indian Resource Center in the Endazhi-Mawanji’iding (Gathering Room). While many others turned in via the livestreaming of …Continue Reading
Seeing and Experiencing Alaskan Two-Spirit Pride
(Anchorage, AK) “Continuous,” a series of portraits, features the work of #Two-Spirit artist Jenny Irene Miller (Inupiaq). This exhibit is a collection photographs of 17 individuals who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and/or Two-Spirit and Alaska Native. This show explores identity, sexual orientation, gender diversity, discrimination, and pride and how these elements overlap, diverge, and …Continue Reading
First Reported Two-Spirit Homicide of 2017
Update – January 9th, 2017 – A GoFund Me page has been set up by Sioux Falls #Two-Spirit and Allies to assist Ms. Wounded Arrow’s family with funeral and burial expenses. Update – Sunday, January 8, 2017: A representative from the Sioux Falls Two-Spirit and Allies notified the Two-Spirit Journal, “KSFY news just reported: Sioux Falls Police …Continue Reading