{"id":621,"date":"2017-07-26T19:49:18","date_gmt":"2017-07-27T02:49:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/twospiritjournal.com\/?p=621"},"modified":"2017-08-25T14:16:24","modified_gmt":"2017-08-25T21:16:24","slug":"speaking-with-our-leaders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/twospiritjournal.com\/?p=621","title":{"rendered":"Speaking with Our Leaders"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Image provided by Aaron Bowerman<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

(Toronto, ONT<\/em>) The #Two-Spirit<\/a> Journal recently sat down with Aaron Bowerman, one of Turtle Island’s up and coming young Two-Spirit leaders.<\/p>\n

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<\/a> (OAHAS).<\/p>\n

Aaron grew up on the Sheguiandah First Nation<\/a> reserve on Manitoulin Island<\/a> and is the eldest of 6 siblings. He is the first member of his family to engage in a post-secondary education, which led to him recently receiving a diploma from the Tourism Management \u2013 Travel Service Industries program at Humber College<\/a>. Aaron has been an active volunteer throughout his adolescence oversees and in his own communities, through, Canada World Youth, 2-Spirits of the First Nation, Canadian Roots Exchange and various other community based organizations.<\/p>\n

Aaron gets his inspiration from his community ofSheguiandah First Nation<\/a> and the youth that reside there and believes the only limits we have are the ones we set for ourselves.<\/p>\n