{"id":441,"date":"2016-08-26T19:22:55","date_gmt":"2016-08-27T02:22:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/twospiritjournal.com\/?p=441"},"modified":"2016-09-24T19:13:34","modified_gmt":"2016-09-25T02:13:34","slug":"nakoda-two-spirit-pride","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/twospiritjournal.com\/?p=441","title":{"rendered":"Nakoda Two-Spirit Pride!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Argintina Hailey (Stoney Nakoda Nation) photo credit – Bodeen Twoyoungmen.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

(<\/span>Morley, AB<\/span><\/i>) Tomorrow night, Saturday, August 27, 2016, <\/span>Argintina Hailey (<\/span>Stoney Nakoda Nation<\/span><\/i>) <\/span>will take center stage at the<\/span> Stoney Nakoda Resort and Casino<\/span><\/a> for <\/span>Morley Pride<\/span><\/a>, the first #Two-Spirit<\/a> pride event held on an Alberta First Nations reserve.<\/span><\/p>\n

The inspiration for this event, according to Argintina Hailey, the lead organizer, was seeing all the Two-Spirit work being done in the neighboring province of Saskatchewan and Hailey was also approached and asked to do a Two-Spirit event by the leadership of the Nakoda Elders Wisdom Society. <\/span><\/p>\n

Door open at 8pm with an opening prayer by Tina Fox, an elder, followed by opening remarks by community members and leaders. The audience will be treated with special performances by Girls Got Rhythm and Nina Tron and performances by Two-Spirit comedian Dane Cunningham and drag performances Argintina Hailey, Visa De\u2019Klein, Miss Ellen Q and The Puma. The evening festivities end with a dance party.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThis event is to show that we are all one community, and as one community we must all come together as a Two-Spirit community and at the same time we need to work with our respective Nations and home communities,\u201d Hailey continues, \u201cTo move forward, we have to work together; if we can\u2019t accept and work with one another, then how can we ask others to accept and work with us if can\u2019t do that ourselves?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

When asked what Hailey hope to accomplish with this event, the reply was, \u201cThere will be many allies attending this event and for many this will be the first time at a Two-Spirit event, for them we want to show that we are just like everyone else. For the Two-Spirit community, we want provide leadership and show that our Two-Spirit community can and should organize and work in our Native communities.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cTimes are changing!\u201d exclaimed Hailey.<\/span><\/p>\n

Hailey then invited any Two-Spirit people who are in the Calgary or Morley area to come out to not only the Two-Spirit Morley Pride event, but also come out to this weekend\u2019s pow-wow! <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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