Today is Two-Spirit and Indigenous LGBTQQIA+ Awareness to Celebration Day, a day developed and recognized by the Two Spirit community and the Centre for Community-Based Research in Alberta. We invite you to join us in acknowledging this observation in support of the Two-Spirit and Indigenous LGBTQQIA+ community by learning more about Two-Spirit people and the history of the Indigenous 2SLGBTQQIA+ community.

RRC Polytech has a library guide on Two-Spirit and Indigenous cultural identity to walk you through suggested resources.

Learn more about Two-Spirit and Indigenous LGBTQQIA+ Awareness to Celebration Day at the Centre for Community-Based Research.

Learn more about the Two Spirit and the Indigenous LGBGTQQIA+ community in Manitoba at Two-Spirit Manitoba.

Watch “Niish Manidoowag (Two-Spirited Beings)” at the National Film Board. Walk with four Indigenous youth as they share their stories.

Read “A Two-Spirit Journey: The Autobiography of a Lesbian Ojibwa-Cree Elder” by Ma-Nee Chacaby and Mary Louisa Plummer from the library. Hear Elder Ma-Nee Chacaby’s story of growing up in north-western Ontario as an Ojibwa-Cree lesbian.

Read “An Introduction to the Health of Two-Spirit People” by Dr. Sarah Hunt. The purpose of this paper is to introduce the historical, contemporary and emergent issues related to Two-Spirit health, a topic that has been largely overlooked in Indigenous health literature.

Watch “Two Spirits, One Voice” at Egale for a short animated discussion on the history of Two-Spirit people.

Watch “First Stories – Two Spirited at the National Film Board. Listen to the story of Rodney “Geeyo” Poucette, who struggled with prejudice within his own community as a Two-Spirit person.