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EPL Picks: Two-Spirited Authors

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For those who may not be familiar with the term, author and Two-Spirit/Indigiqueer member of Peguis First Nation Joshua Whitehead offers this definition "Two-spirit (2S) originated in 1990 in Winnipeg as a pan-term that pays respect to the diversity of 2S across hundreds of nations, each with their own understanding, stories, and responsibilities for what a 2S person does and entails within their community." The media organization Indian Country Today offers the following alternate definition: "Two Spirit people have both a male and female spirit within them and are blessed by their Creator to see life through the eyes of both genders." Indian Country Today—which covers Native American people in North America as well as First Nations people in Canada and Indigenous people worldwide, also explains that many nations have their own words to describe two-spirit people. As you can see the term Two-Spirit is constantly evolving and will vary depending on which people from which nation you are speaking with. EPL has many two-spirited authors in its collection from which we can learn more. Below are a few of those authors as well as some related articles that further illuminate this topic.

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Full-metal Indigiqueer

Full-metal Indigiqueer

Poems

by Whitehead, Joshua

Book - 2017

"Full-metal indigiqueer is the first book by Joshua Whitehead, a two-spirit storyteller and academic from Treaty 1. In this new publication, his coll...Show more "Full-metal indigiqueer is the first book by Joshua Whitehead, a two-spirit storyteller and academic from Treaty 1. In this new publication, his collection of poetry serves to focus and re-center two-spirit Indigenous lives that have been silenced, pushed to the edge, or simply forgotten. Through the use of a hybridized Indigiqueer trickster character named Zoa, Joshua works to undo and dismantle settler-colonial frameworks which include canonical works of literature and pop culture. Raw, gritty, beautiful and brown, Joshua's pop-cyber-punk voice is a must-read counter-point in Canadian Literature." Show less

"Full-metal indigiqueer is the first book by Joshua Whitehead, a two-spirit storyteller and academic from Treaty 1. In this new publication, his coll...Show more "Full-metal indigiqueer is the first book by Joshua Whitehead, a two-spirit storyteller and academic from Treaty 1. In this new publication, his collection of poetry serves to focus and re-center two-spirit Indigenous lives that have been silenced, pushed to the edge, or simply forgotten. Through the use of a hybridized Indigiqueer trickster character named Zoa, Joshua works to undo and dismantle settler-colonial frameworks which include canonical works of literature and pop culture. Raw, gritty, beautiful and brown, Joshua's pop-cyber-punk voice is a must-read counter-point in Canadian Literature." Show less

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Jonny Appleseed

Jonny Appleseed

A Novel

by Whitehead, Joshua

Book - 2018

Jonny Appleseed, a young Two-Spirit/Indigiqueer, has to return to the his former life when he attends the funeral of his stepfather. Jonny Appleseed, a young Two-Spirit/Indigiqueer, has to return to the his former life when he attends the funeral of his stepfather. Show less

Jonny Appleseed, a young Two-Spirit/Indigiqueer, has to return to the his former life when he attends the funeral of his stepfather. Jonny Appleseed, a young Two-Spirit/Indigiqueer, has to return to the his former life when he attends the funeral of his stepfather. Show less

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This Wound Is A World

This Wound Is A World

Poems

by Belcourt, Billy-Ray

Book - 2017

"A writer, academic and self-proclaimed hopeless romantic, Billy-ray Belcourt has put out his first book entitled This Wound is a World. Part manifes...Show more "A writer, academic and self-proclaimed hopeless romantic, Billy-ray Belcourt has put out his first book entitled This Wound is a World. Part manifesto, part memoir Billy-ray invites the reader into a world of decolonial love and sex in hopes of understanding sadness and pain often shouldered by Indigenous people. A brilliant Indigenous voice for the loved and feeling un-loved, Billy-ray is a 2016 Rhodes Scholar and is currently working on his PhD in the Department of English and Film Studies at the University of Alberta." Show less

"A writer, academic and self-proclaimed hopeless romantic, Billy-ray Belcourt has put out his first book entitled This Wound is a World. Part manifes...Show more "A writer, academic and self-proclaimed hopeless romantic, Billy-ray Belcourt has put out his first book entitled This Wound is a World. Part manifesto, part memoir Billy-ray invites the reader into a world of decolonial love and sex in hopes of understanding sadness and pain often shouldered by Indigenous people. A brilliant Indigenous voice for the loved and feeling un-loved, Billy-ray is a 2016 Rhodes Scholar and is currently working on his PhD in the Department of English and Film Studies at the University of Alberta." Show less

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Love Beyond Body, Space, and Time

Love Beyond Body, Space, and Time

An Indigenous LGBT Sci-fi Anthology

Book - 2016

"Love Beyond, Body, Space and Time is a collection of indigenous science fiction and urban fantasy focusing on LGBT and two-spirit characters. These ...Show more "Love Beyond, Body, Space and Time is a collection of indigenous science fiction and urban fantasy focusing on LGBT and two-spirit characters. These stories range from a transgender woman trying an experimental transition medication to young lovers separated through decades and meeting far in their own future." - CBC Books Show less

"Love Beyond, Body, Space and Time is a collection of indigenous science fiction and urban fantasy focusing on LGBT and two-spirit characters. These ...Show more "Love Beyond, Body, Space and Time is a collection of indigenous science fiction and urban fantasy focusing on LGBT and two-spirit characters. These stories range from a transgender woman trying an experimental transition medication to young lovers separated through decades and meeting far in their own future." - CBC Books Show less

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Passage

Passage

by Benaway, Gwen

Book - 2016

"In her second collection of poetry, Passage, Gwen Benaway examines what it means to experience violence and speaks to the burden of survival. Travel...Show more "In her second collection of poetry, Passage, Gwen Benaway examines what it means to experience violence and speaks to the burden of survival. Traveling to Northern Ontario and across the Great Lakes, Passage is a poetic voyage through divorce, family violence, legacy of colonization and the affirmation of a new sexuality and gender." - Kegedonce Press Show less

"In her second collection of poetry, Passage, Gwen Benaway examines what it means to experience violence and speaks to the burden of survival. Travel...Show more "In her second collection of poetry, Passage, Gwen Benaway examines what it means to experience violence and speaks to the burden of survival. Traveling to Northern Ontario and across the Great Lakes, Passage is a poetic voyage through divorce, family violence, legacy of colonization and the affirmation of a new sexuality and gender." - Kegedonce Press Show less

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Holy Wild

Holy Wild

by Benaway, Gwen

Book - 2018

In her third collection of poetry, HOLY WILD, Gwen Benaway explores the complexities of being an Indigenous trans woman in expansive lyric poems. She hold...Show more In her third collection of poetry, HOLY WILD, Gwen Benaway explores the complexities of being an Indigenous trans woman in expansive lyric poems. She holds up the Indigenous trans body as a site of struggle, liberation, and beauty. A confessional poet, Benaway narrates her sexual and romantic intimacies with partners as well as her work to navigate the daily burden of transphobia and violence. Show less

In her third collection of poetry, HOLY WILD, Gwen Benaway explores the complexities of being an Indigenous trans woman in expansive lyric poems. She hold...Show more In her third collection of poetry, HOLY WILD, Gwen Benaway explores the complexities of being an Indigenous trans woman in expansive lyric poems. She holds up the Indigenous trans body as a site of struggle, liberation, and beauty. A confessional poet, Benaway narrates her sexual and romantic intimacies with partners as well as her work to navigate the daily burden of transphobia and violence. Show less

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Maiden, Mother, Crone

Maiden, Mother, Crone

Fantastical Trans Femmes

Book - 2019

Maiden, Mother, and Crone: Fantastical Trans Femmes is a Bedside Press anthology of new fantastical short fiction by trans women and trans feminine writer...Show more Maiden, Mother, and Crone: Fantastical Trans Femmes is a Bedside Press anthology of new fantastical short fiction by trans women and trans feminine writers curated by celebrated poet and author Gwen Benaway. Drawing on high fantasy and other genres of fantasy writing, Maiden, Mother, and Crone is the first anthology by trans femme authors to explore the realms of magic, supernatural beings, and alternate universes. Show less

Maiden, Mother, and Crone: Fantastical Trans Femmes is a Bedside Press anthology of new fantastical short fiction by trans women and trans feminine writer...Show more Maiden, Mother, and Crone: Fantastical Trans Femmes is a Bedside Press anthology of new fantastical short fiction by trans women and trans feminine writers curated by celebrated poet and author Gwen Benaway. Drawing on high fantasy and other genres of fantasy writing, Maiden, Mother, and Crone is the first anthology by trans femme authors to explore the realms of magic, supernatural beings, and alternate universes. Show less

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Bad Indians

Bad Indians

A Tribal Memoir

by Miranda, Deborah A.

Book - 2013

"Deborah A. Miranda tells stories of her Ohlone Costanoan Esselen family as well as the experience of California Indians as a whole through oral hist...Show more "Deborah A. Miranda tells stories of her Ohlone Costanoan Esselen family as well as the experience of California Indians as a whole through oral histories, newspaper clippings, anthropological recordings, personal reflections and poems. The result is a work of literary art that is wise, angry and playful all at once, a compilation that will break your heart and teach you to see the world anew." - Heyday Books Show less

"Deborah A. Miranda tells stories of her Ohlone Costanoan Esselen family as well as the experience of California Indians as a whole through oral hist...Show more "Deborah A. Miranda tells stories of her Ohlone Costanoan Esselen family as well as the experience of California Indians as a whole through oral histories, newspaper clippings, anthropological recordings, personal reflections and poems. The result is a work of literary art that is wise, angry and playful all at once, a compilation that will break your heart and teach you to see the world anew." - Heyday Books Show less

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Raised by Humans

Raised by Humans

Poems

by Miranda, Deborah A.

Book - 2015

"This poetry collection is also about how Indigenous people survive civilization and become readers and writers of the same alphabet that colonized t...Show more "This poetry collection is also about how Indigenous people survive civilization and become readers and writers of the same alphabet that colonized their culture. The complexity of being forced to find her way into relationship with the very people or cultures that have hurt/raised Miranda is a paradox at the heart of her poetry, which pushes language past what Miranda calls the 'alphabet of walls.' " - BiblioCommons Show less

"This poetry collection is also about how Indigenous people survive civilization and become readers and writers of the same alphabet that colonized t...Show more "This poetry collection is also about how Indigenous people survive civilization and become readers and writers of the same alphabet that colonized their culture. The complexity of being forced to find her way into relationship with the very people or cultures that have hurt/raised Miranda is a paradox at the heart of her poetry, which pushes language past what Miranda calls the 'alphabet of walls.' " - BiblioCommons Show less

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She Walks for Days Inside A Thousand Eyes

She Walks for Days Inside A Thousand Eyes

A Two Spirit Story

by Proulx-Turner, Sharron

Book - 2008

"Describing herself as a “two-spirit nokomis, mom, writer and community worker,” Proulx-Turner writes poetry and non-fiction that map intimate relati...Show more "Describing herself as a “two-spirit nokomis, mom, writer and community worker,” Proulx-Turner writes poetry and non-fiction that map intimate relational ties between people. Her book She Walks for Days Inside a Thousand Eyes (a two-spirit story) brings to the forefront the stories of two-spirit women from history on a visceral, personal level." - BGD Show less

"Describing herself as a “two-spirit nokomis, mom, writer and community worker,” Proulx-Turner writes poetry and non-fiction that map intimate relati...Show more "Describing herself as a “two-spirit nokomis, mom, writer and community worker,” Proulx-Turner writes poetry and non-fiction that map intimate relational ties between people. Her book She Walks for Days Inside a Thousand Eyes (a two-spirit story) brings to the forefront the stories of two-spirit women from history on a visceral, personal level." - BGD Show less

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The Trees Are Still Bending South

The Trees Are Still Bending South

by Proulx-Turner, Sharron

Book - 2012

“I walked into this woman’s dreams through the pages of this book searching for he ghosts that inhabit these pages. I met Louis for the first time in a wo...Show more “I walked into this woman’s dreams through the pages of this book searching for he ghosts that inhabit these pages. I met Louis for the first time in a woman’s voice, a strong voice, a proud voice that had not sung for more than a hundred years…” - Duncan (Keewatin) Mercredi, author of Wolf and Shadows, Kegedonce Press. Show less

“I walked into this woman’s dreams through the pages of this book searching for he ghosts that inhabit these pages. I met Louis for the first time in a wo...Show more “I walked into this woman’s dreams through the pages of this book searching for he ghosts that inhabit these pages. I met Louis for the first time in a woman’s voice, a strong voice, a proud voice that had not sung for more than a hundred years…” - Duncan (Keewatin) Mercredi, author of Wolf and Shadows, Kegedonce Press. Show less

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Why Indigenous Literatures Matter

Why Indigenous Literatures Matter

by Justice, Daniel Heath

Book - 2018

"In considering the connections between literature and lived experience, this book contemplates four key questions at the heart of Indigenous kinship...Show more "In considering the connections between literature and lived experience, this book contemplates four key questions at the heart of Indigenous kinship traditions: How do we learn to be human? How do we become good relatives? How do we become good ancestors? How do we learn to live together? Justice argues that Indigenous writers engage with these questions in part to challenge settler-colonial policies and practices that have targeted Indigenous connections to land, history, family and self." - Project MUSE Show less

"In considering the connections between literature and lived experience, this book contemplates four key questions at the heart of Indigenous kinship...Show more "In considering the connections between literature and lived experience, this book contemplates four key questions at the heart of Indigenous kinship traditions: How do we learn to be human? How do we become good relatives? How do we become good ancestors? How do we learn to live together? Justice argues that Indigenous writers engage with these questions in part to challenge settler-colonial policies and practices that have targeted Indigenous connections to land, history, family and self." - Project MUSE Show less

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Kiss of the Fur Queen

Kiss of the Fur Queen

by Highway, Tomson

Book - 2005

"Kiss of the Fur Queen is the story of champion dog-sled racer Abraham Okimasis and his sons Jeremiah, a pianist, and Gabriel, a dancer. As the broth...Show more "Kiss of the Fur Queen is the story of champion dog-sled racer Abraham Okimasis and his sons Jeremiah, a pianist, and Gabriel, a dancer. As the brothers journey from northern Manitoba to residential school and then to Winnipeg, a mysterious trickster figure—the Fur Queen—plays witness to their lives. The resulting story is about sibling rivalry and sibling love, and the effects of re-education and religious conversion on one family’s existence." - Quill & Quire [Also available as an eBook.] Show less

"Kiss of the Fur Queen is the story of champion dog-sled racer Abraham Okimasis and his sons Jeremiah, a pianist, and Gabriel, a dancer. As the broth...Show more "Kiss of the Fur Queen is the story of champion dog-sled racer Abraham Okimasis and his sons Jeremiah, a pianist, and Gabriel, a dancer. As the brothers journey from northern Manitoba to residential school and then to Winnipeg, a mysterious trickster figure—the Fur Queen—plays witness to their lives. The resulting story is about sibling rivalry and sibling love, and the effects of re-education and religious conversion on one family’s existence." - Quill & Quire [Also available as an eBook.] Show less

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The Rez Sisters

The Rez Sisters

A Play in Two Acts

by Highway, Tomson

Book - 1988

"This award-winning play by Native playwright Tomson Highway is a powerful and moving portrayal of seven women from a reserve attempting to beat the ...Show more "This award-winning play by Native playwright Tomson Highway is a powerful and moving portrayal of seven women from a reserve attempting to beat the odds by winning at bingo. And not just any bingo. It is THE BIGGEST BINGO IN THE WORLD and a chance to win a way out of a tortured life." - BiblioCommons Show less

"This award-winning play by Native playwright Tomson Highway is a powerful and moving portrayal of seven women from a reserve attempting to beat the ...Show more "This award-winning play by Native playwright Tomson Highway is a powerful and moving portrayal of seven women from a reserve attempting to beat the odds by winning at bingo. And not just any bingo. It is THE BIGGEST BINGO IN THE WORLD and a chance to win a way out of a tortured life." - BiblioCommons Show less

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A Two-spirit Journey

A Two-spirit Journey

The Autobiography of A Lesbian Ojibwa-Cree Elder

by Chacaby, Ma-Nee

Book - 2016

"A Two-Spirit Journey is Ma-Nee Chacaby's extraordinary account of her life as an Ojibwa-Cree lesbian. From her early, often harrowing memories of li...Show more "A Two-Spirit Journey is Ma-Nee Chacaby's extraordinary account of her life as an Ojibwa-Cree lesbian. From her early, often harrowing memories of life and abuse in a remote Ojibwa community riven by poverty and alcoholism, Chacaby's story is one of enduring and ultimately overcoming the social, economic and health legacies of colonialism." - CBC Books [Also available as an eBook.] Show less

"A Two-Spirit Journey is Ma-Nee Chacaby's extraordinary account of her life as an Ojibwa-Cree lesbian. From her early, often harrowing memories of li...Show more "A Two-Spirit Journey is Ma-Nee Chacaby's extraordinary account of her life as an Ojibwa-Cree lesbian. From her early, often harrowing memories of life and abuse in a remote Ojibwa community riven by poverty and alcoholism, Chacaby's story is one of enduring and ultimately overcoming the social, economic and health legacies of colonialism." - CBC Books [Also available as an eBook.] Show less

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One Bead at A Time

One Bead at A Time

A Memoir

by Little Thunder, Beverly

Book - 2016

"One Bead at a Time is the oral memoir of Beverly Little Thunder, a two-spirit Lakota Elder from Standing Rock, who has lived most of her life in ser...Show more "One Bead at a Time is the oral memoir of Beverly Little Thunder, a two-spirit Lakota Elder from Standing Rock, who has lived most of her life in service to Indigenous and non-Indigenous women in vast areas of both the United States and Canada. Transcribed and edited by two-spirit Métis writer Sharron Proulx-Turner, Little Thunder’s narrative is told verbatim, her melodious voice and keen sense of humour almost audible overtop of the text on the page." - Inanna Publications Show less

"One Bead at a Time is the oral memoir of Beverly Little Thunder, a two-spirit Lakota Elder from Standing Rock, who has lived most of her life in ser...Show more "One Bead at a Time is the oral memoir of Beverly Little Thunder, a two-spirit Lakota Elder from Standing Rock, who has lived most of her life in service to Indigenous and non-Indigenous women in vast areas of both the United States and Canada. Transcribed and edited by two-spirit Métis writer Sharron Proulx-Turner, Little Thunder’s narrative is told verbatim, her melodious voice and keen sense of humour almost audible overtop of the text on the page." - Inanna Publications Show less

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Kipocihkân

Kipocihkân

Poems New & Selected

by Scofield, Gregory

Book - 2009

"I make offerings to my Grandmothers and Grandfathers when I write. I ask them to come and sit with me, to give me courage and strength. I ask them t...Show more "I make offerings to my Grandmothers and Grandfathers when I write. I ask them to come and sit with me, to give me courage and strength. I ask them to help me be honest, reflective of the ceremony that I am about to begin. I ask them to guide me, to help me touch people. I ask to make good medicine, even out of something bad. When people read my work it's not just the book that they read, it's the medicine behind the words. That's where the power comes from. That's where the healing comes from.” - Gregory Scofield, January Magazine Show less

"I make offerings to my Grandmothers and Grandfathers when I write. I ask them to come and sit with me, to give me courage and strength. I ask them t...Show more "I make offerings to my Grandmothers and Grandfathers when I write. I ask them to come and sit with me, to give me courage and strength. I ask them to help me be honest, reflective of the ceremony that I am about to begin. I ask them to guide me, to help me touch people. I ask to make good medicine, even out of something bad. When people read my work it's not just the book that they read, it's the medicine behind the words. That's where the power comes from. That's where the healing comes from.” - Gregory Scofield, January Magazine Show less

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Thunder Through My Veins

Thunder Through My Veins

Memories of A Métis Childhood

by Scofield, Gregory

Book - 1999

"This is Gregory Scofield's traumatic, tender and redeeming story of his fight to discover himself—a young man who has become an acclaimed, award-win...Show more "This is Gregory Scofield's traumatic, tender and redeeming story of his fight to discover himself—a young man who has become an acclaimed, award-winning poet, celebrated for his sensual imagery and lyrical use of Cree words and rhythms. Thunder Through My Veins is proof of that art, a story of wholeness, of a young man finally able to harmonize often very disparate voices into one joyful song." - BiblioCommons Show less

"This is Gregory Scofield's traumatic, tender and redeeming story of his fight to discover himself—a young man who has become an acclaimed, award-win...Show more "This is Gregory Scofield's traumatic, tender and redeeming story of his fight to discover himself—a young man who has become an acclaimed, award-winning poet, celebrated for his sensual imagery and lyrical use of Cree words and rhythms. Thunder Through My Veins is proof of that art, a story of wholeness, of a young man finally able to harmonize often very disparate voices into one joyful song." - BiblioCommons Show less

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Love Medicine and One Song

Love Medicine and One Song

Sâkihtowin-maskihkiy êkwa Pêyak-nikamowin

by Scofield, Gregory

Book - 2009

"In 'Love Medicine and One Song', Gregory Scofield steps out of the urban rez and enters the fields of love. Intertwining lush scenes from the natura...Show more "In 'Love Medicine and One Song', Gregory Scofield steps out of the urban rez and enters the fields of love. Intertwining lush scenes from the natural world with images of the human body, the poems in Love Medicine and One Song celebrate human relationships with the land, and with the bodies of ourselves and our lovers." - Kegedonce Press Show less

"In 'Love Medicine and One Song', Gregory Scofield steps out of the urban rez and enters the fields of love. Intertwining lush scenes from the natura...Show more "In 'Love Medicine and One Song', Gregory Scofield steps out of the urban rez and enters the fields of love. Intertwining lush scenes from the natural world with images of the human body, the poems in Love Medicine and One Song celebrate human relationships with the land, and with the bodies of ourselves and our lovers." - Kegedonce Press Show less

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Two-spirit Acts

Two-spirit Acts

Queer Indigenous Performances

Book - 2013

"With a refreshing spin, the plays touch on topics of desire, identity and community as they humorously tackle the colonial misunderstandings of Indi...Show more "With a refreshing spin, the plays touch on topics of desire, identity and community as they humorously tackle the colonial misunderstandings of Indigenous people. From a female trickster story centered on erotic lesbian tales to the farcical story about a new nation of Indigenous people called the Nation of Mischief, this collection creates a space to explore what it means to be queer and Indigenous." - Playwrights Canada Press Show less

"With a refreshing spin, the plays touch on topics of desire, identity and community as they humorously tackle the colonial misunderstandings of Indi...Show more "With a refreshing spin, the plays touch on topics of desire, identity and community as they humorously tackle the colonial misunderstandings of Indigenous people. From a female trickster story centered on erotic lesbian tales to the farcical story about a new nation of Indigenous people called the Nation of Mischief, this collection creates a space to explore what it means to be queer and Indigenous." - Playwrights Canada Press Show less

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Becoming Two-spirit

Becoming Two-spirit

Gay Identity and Social Acceptance in Indian Country

by Gilley, Brian Joseph

Book - 2006

"The Two-Spirit man occupies a singular place in Native American culture, balancing the male and the female spirit even as he tries to blend gay and ...Show more "The Two-Spirit man occupies a singular place in Native American culture, balancing the male and the female spirit even as he tries to blend gay and Native identity. The accompanying ambiguities of gender and culture come into vivid relief in the powerful and poignant Becoming Two-Spirit, the first book to take an in-depth look at contemporary American Indian gender diversity." - Project MUSE Show less

"The Two-Spirit man occupies a singular place in Native American culture, balancing the male and the female spirit even as he tries to blend gay and ...Show more "The Two-Spirit man occupies a singular place in Native American culture, balancing the male and the female spirit even as he tries to blend gay and Native identity. The accompanying ambiguities of gender and culture come into vivid relief in the powerful and poignant Becoming Two-Spirit, the first book to take an in-depth look at contemporary American Indian gender diversity." - Project MUSE Show less

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Two-spirit People

Two-spirit People

Native American Gender Identity, Sexuality, and Spirituality

Book - 1997

"Focusing on the concept of two-spirit people—individuals not necessarily gay or lesbian, transvestite or bisexual, but whose behaviors or beliefs ma...Show more "Focusing on the concept of two-spirit people—individuals not necessarily gay or lesbian, transvestite or bisexual, but whose behaviors or beliefs may sometimes be interpreted by others as uncharacteristic of their sex—this book is the first to provide an intimate look at how many two-spirit people feel about themselves, how other Native Americans treat them and how anthropologists and other scholars interpret them and their cultures." - University of Illinois Press Show less

"Focusing on the concept of two-spirit people—individuals not necessarily gay or lesbian, transvestite or bisexual, but whose behaviors or beliefs ma...Show more "Focusing on the concept of two-spirit people—individuals not necessarily gay or lesbian, transvestite or bisexual, but whose behaviors or beliefs may sometimes be interpreted by others as uncharacteristic of their sex—this book is the first to provide an intimate look at how many two-spirit people feel about themselves, how other Native Americans treat them and how anthropologists and other scholars interpret them and their cultures." - University of Illinois Press Show less

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10 Two-Spirit Authors You Should Be Reading

https://www.bgdblog.org/2016/09/two-spirit-authors/

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We Belong | Two-Spirited People of Manitoba

https://twospiritmanitoba.ca/we-belong

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APTN’s Queen of the Oil Patch Celebrates Two-Spirit Life in the Macho North

http://edmontonjournal.com/entertainment/television/aptns-queen-of-the-oil-patch-celebrates-two-spirit-life-in-the-macho-north

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A compelling new documentary series tells the story of one man with two spirits — Massey Whiteknife and Iceis Rain.Whiteknife —&nb...Show more A compelling new documentary series tells the story of one man with two spirits — Massey Whiteknife and Iceis Rain.Whiteknife — a member of the Mikisew Cree First Nation and a Fort McKay resident — is a successful CEO and philanthropist with an occupational health and saf... Show less

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