These resources are part of the learning series titled ‘What LGBTQIA2S+ BIPOC want Prevention Professionals to Know?’ presented by the Central East PTTC, Central East ATTC, National American Indian & Alaska Natives PTTC, and the National Hispanic and Latino PTTC .
To view the 4-part virtual learning series and additional resources, CLICK HERE
YMSM+LGBTQ
Website: https://www.ymsmlgbt.org/nativeamricanresources/
Description: This organization was established to help providers develop skills to deliver culturally responsive and evidence-based prevention and treatment services for LGBTQ+ individuals, including Native American populations.
Re:searching for LGBTQ Health
Link: https://lgbtqhealth.ca/community/two-spirit.php
Description: Additional information about the Two-Spirit Community provided by The Re:searching for LGBTQ2S+ Health, from the University of Toronto and Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Two Spirit Health- Indian Health Services (IHS)
Link: https://www.ihs.gov/lgbt/health/twospirit/
Description: Additional information about Two-Spirit Health provided by the Indian Health Services The Federal Health Program for American Indians and Alaska Natives, from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Tribal Training and Technical Assistance Center (TTA) Two-Spirit Webinars
Link: https://www.samhsa.gov/tribal-ttac/webinars/two-spirit
Description: Additional information about topics related to the Two-Spirit and transgender identities in tribal communities by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Eight Things You Should Know About Two Spirit People by Indian Country Today
Link: https://indiancountrytoday.com/archive/8-misconceptions-things-know-two-spirit-people
Description: Additional facts and information about Two-Spirit people provided by the Indian Country Today from the A Maven Channel
Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board (NPAIHB)
Link: https://www.npaihb.org/about-us/
Description: Additional information about the Two-Spirit and LGBTQ health provided by the Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board (NPAIHB)
There’s Heart Here Documentary
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zX0tI8__hA
Description: A documentary examining the Two-Spirit and LGBTQ health provided by the Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board (NPAIHB)
Two Spirit/LGBTQ+ Self-Love in the Time of COVID-19
Link: PowerPoint Presentation (constantcontact.com)
Description: A PowerPoint presenting information on the Two-Spirit, LGBTQ health, and Self-Love during the COVID-19 pandemic, provided by the Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board (NPAIHB)
Two Spirit Journal
Link: https://twospiritjournal.com/
Description: A news source that offers news and original content to educate to put a face and voice of the Two-Spirit Community in the United States and Canada
Two Spirit History
Link: 57e231cc-912f-4216-844a-02de38fcc6d2.pdf (constantcontact.com)
Description: Additional information on the history of meaning behind the term Two-Spirit from Myra Laramee, an Aboriginal Awareness Consultant, Aboriginal Education Directorate, Manitoba Education of Urban and Inner-City Studies at The University of Winnipeg
Understanding Pronouns- LGBT Life Center
Link: https://lgbtlifecenter.org/pronouns/#columns-1
Description: Additional information about the Two-Spirit Kinship on the subject of pronouns provided by the LGBT Life Center
Gender Identity and Pronouns- The New School.
Link: https://www.newschool.edu/lgbtq/gender-identity-pronouns/
Description: Additional information about the Two-Spirit Kinship on the subject of gender identity and pronouns provided by The New School
Two Spirit People in the Workplace
Link: 507a1d54-c6f9-449e-9a65-4b31f895b0b3.pdf (constantcontact.com)
Description: Additional information on the Two-Spirit individuals who have full-time employment working with and for Two-Spirit people and communities.
Two Spirit Employment Opportunities
Link: 507a1d54-c6f9-449e-9a65-4b31f895b0b3.pdf (constantcontact.com)
Description: Additional information on some of the new employment opportunities for two organizations, one Two-Spirit and one non-Indigenous.
Aurora Pride
Description: Additional information about Jenny Miller’s work featured by Unreserved. A radio space for Indigenous community, culture, and conversation produced by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), from KNBA, a radio station in Anchorage, AK.
In Two-Spirit Kinship: Epidemic Redux – A Memory
Link: e393f835-39ca-49ba-bada-29d67e5aaa29.pdf (constantcontact.com)
Description: Additional information about topics related to the Two-Spirit Kinship by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), from Native Connections.
TSLGBTQ+ Community Action to Prevent Suicide
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OaFumXzFG-o
Description: Webinar discussion around what American Indian/Alaska Native communities are doing to empower and support their Two-Spirit LGBTQ+ youth.
TSLGBTQ+: Telling Two-Spirit Stories
Link: https://files.constantcontact.com/d8137653601/99b94bca-d31d-4268-8a96-4b84ebc975b5.pdf Description: For the month of May, Nova Scotia, Canadian guest contributor Sadé Heart of the Hawk of the Mi'kmaq First Nation is a Medicine Keeper, a competitive powwow dancer, and crafter for the New England Two-Spirit Alliance is excited to share her story of the 2018 "Gathering of Nations" that was held in Albuquerque, NM in an auditorium, and attracted 20,000 Indigenous people from all over Turtle Island
The Future Looks Bright
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKLrlMQjI74
Description: For over 40 years plus years, the term Two-Spirit has evolved as Indigenous elders are bringing their young ones, and some of us old ones back into the sacred circle, by teaching them how to make the regalia of their people and sharing stories about the Ancestors
World Elder Abuse Awareness Day and Two-Spirit Elderly
Link: https://files.constantcontact.com/d8137653601/13a298b0-1959-43bc-a4bc-59e6bb595f06.pdf
Description: Our Spirit-Honor-Inclusion newsletter will share current information with our tribal communities and Native Connections grantees related to Two-Spirit and LGBTQ topics each month. Each issue will highlight resources, articles, and news or events, plus a featured guest contributor.
In Two-Spirit Kinship: Allies During Pride Month and Beyond
Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stonewall_riots
Description: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ) Pride Month is currently honored in June each year to commemorate the 1969 Stonewall uprising.
2S Question Guide to Navigate 2021 PRIDE Season
Link: https://twospiritjournal.com/
Description: Harlan Pruden, First Nation Cree, works with and for the Two-Spirit community locally, nationally, and internationally. He is an educator at the British Columbia Centre for Disease Control's Chee Mamuk program, an Indigenous public health initiative, and the online Managing Editor.
Two-Spirit Perspectives on Pride Month
Description: For Pride Month 2020, the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian invited Native friends to share their understanding of how LGBTQ people were regarded in their traditional culture.
Two-Spirit Pride Month in Los Angeles, California
Link: https://medium.com/@pamelajpeters/two-spirit-pride-month-510ab6409f8a
Description: In 1970, the first anniversary of the Stonewall rebellion, New York City hosted the first-ever-first ever Gay Pride March that generated many LGBTQ pride marches and festivals worldwide, hence why June is a month of honoring our LGBTQ communities.
Two-Spirit Indigenous Peoples Association makes New York City Pride history with largest Native contingent ever
Description: The world will be watching on June 30 as the Two-Spirit Indigenous Peoples Association (TSIPA) of New York City marches 150 Natives strong in the WorldPride/Stonewall 50 Pride Parade celebration! New York City's local ABC7 (channel 7) will broadcast live coverage beginning at 12 pm noon on June 30, 2019, with worldwide coverage streamed on abc7ny.com.
Our Pride: Honoring and Recognizing Our Two Spirit Past and Present
Link: https://rewirenewsgroup.com/article/2018/06/05/pride-honoring-recognizing-two-spirit-past-present/
Description: As we enter into Pride month under a particularly tyrannical administration, only by acknowledging not only our existence but the centuries of our resistance to the white, heterosexist, gender binary, will we move closer to the decolonization of Turtle Island and completion of the circle our ancestors began for us.
Indigenizing Love: A Toolkit for Native Youth to Build Inclusion
Link: https://www.healthynativeyouth.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/IndigenizingLove.pdf
Description: In response to several requests from Native youth, a group of partners created this toolkit to support Native youth and those who engage them to understand better and support Two-Spirit and LGBTQ communities.
Celebrating Our Magic
Link: https://www.healthynativeyouth.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Celebrating-Our-Magic-Toolkit.pdf
Description: The Celebrating Our Magic guide is a culturally specific resource for American Indian and Alaska Native communities and provides resources for transgender and Two-Spirit youth, their relatives, and healthcare providers.
Two-Spirit and LGBTQ+ Community Readiness Survey
Link: https://www.healthynativeyouth.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/2SLGBTQ-Readiness-Survey.pdf
Description: A community assessment planning tool to strategically integrate the voice, expertise, and resources from all community members to improve the health and well-being of TSLGBTQ youth.
There's Heart Here Documentary
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zX0tI8__hA&list=PL_vWmLe1vncRD7zek2kF4asEtxDmXvJFl
Description: Follow three indigenous members of the Two-Spirit and LGBTQ community as they journey toward self-acceptance, supportive healthcare, and communities that celebrate them.
Two-Spirit Talks Podcast
Link: https://soundcloud.com/twospirittalks
Description: 2SLGBTQ+ people are seeking stories and wisdom that reflect collective experiences. Listen each month to hear directly from the 2SLGBTQ+ native community about ceremony, song, solidarity, and how listeners can build on the diverse teachings of our pasts to create a queer Indigenous future
In Two-Spirit Kinship: How I Practice Allyship Within the Queer Community
Link: https://www.amnestyusa.org/pdfs/LGBT_Ally_Toolkit_11-3-16.pdf
Description: According to the LGBT Ally Toolkit by Amnesty International, an effective ally listens frequently, defends friends from discrimination, and seeks enlightenment through literature and other artistry.
We R Native: Two-Spirit Sexual Health Information
Link: https://www.wernative.org/my-relationships/sexual-health/lgbt-two-spirit
Description: Comprehensive health resource for Native youth, by Native youth.
Two-Spirit Rites of Passage
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_KXidDpVA1M
A two-spirit journey: finding identity through Indigenous culture
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLmrBGrUy-w
Indigenous Trans and Two-Spirit Stories of Resilience
Link: https://blogs.oregonstate.edu/oregonmulticulturalarchives/2019/11/20/two-spirit-stories/
Description: November 20, 2019 is a day of great significance. The day takes places within Native Heritage Month, Trans Awareness Week, Trans Day of Remembrance, and the 50th anniversary of the occupation of Alcatraz. The event “Indigenous Trans and Two Spirit Stories of Resilience” featured six speakers who shared their stories, predominantly in the form of poetry, and read the works of other Two-Spirit poets, to share their experiences as two spirit peoples.
How Indigenous Two-Spirits Marked Pride Month This Year
Link: https://www.vogue.com/article/indigenous-two-spirit-pride-month
Two-Spirit Experience: A Reading List
Link: https://www.halifaxpubliclibraries.ca/blogs/post/two-spirit-experience-a-reading-list/
Two-Spirit Reference Books - We R Native
Link: https://www.wernative.org/articles/two-spirit-reference-books
For Two Spirits, An Opportunity To Reclaim Acceptance Across Indian Country
Link: https://www.klcc.org/post/two-spirits-opportunity-reclaim-acceptance-across-indian-country
A Spotlight on Two-Spirit (Native LGBT) Communities
Description: National Congress of American Indians
Two-Spirit: Tips for Practicing Allyship
Link: https://ofl.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019.06.20-Two-Spirit-tips-for-practicing-allyship.pdf
Description: Ontario Federation of Labour, 2019
First Alaskans Institute 2020 Annual Elders and Youth Conference Resolution 20-03
Link: https://firstalaskans.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/FAI-Resolution-20-03_Final.pdf
Description: Additional information on resolution 20-30, titled Make Gay Panic Defense illegal, by the First Alaskans Institute at the 2020 Annual Elders and Youth Conference.
Alaska Humanities Forum
Link: https://www.akhf.org/
Description: Additional stories and perspectives from LGBTQ+ and Two-Spirit/Indigiqueer peoples by the Alaska Humanities Forum that connects Alaskans through stories, ideas, and experiences that positively change lives and strengthen communities.
Alaska Biennial 2020
Link: https://www.anchoragemuseum.org/exhibits/alaska-biennial-2020/
Description: Additional information about Jenny Miller’s work by the Alaska Biennial 2020 exhibit, from the Anchorage Museum, Anchorage, AK.
Coffee & Qua Podcast
Link: https://www.coffeeandquaq.com/
Description: Additional information about Jenny Irene Miller’s featured on the Coffee & Qua, a Podcast that celebrates and explores contemporary Native life in urban Alaska.
Iknowmine.org
Link: https://www.iknowmine.org/
Description: Additional information about Alaska Native and rural Alaska youth holistic health education, information, and resources to promote healthy lifestyle choices by the Iknowmine.org, from the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium (ANTHC).
Iknowmine: LGBTQ2S+ Resources
Link: https://www.iknowmine.org/resource/lgbtq2s/
Description: Additional information about Alaska Native and rural Alaska youth holistic health education and LGBTQ2S+ resources to promote healthy lifestyle choices by the Iknowmine.org, from the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium (ANTHC).
Iknowmine.org: My Relationships
Link: https://www.iknowmine.org/resource/relationships/
Description: Additional information about Alaska Native and rural Alaska youth holistic health education on healthy relationships to promote healthy lifestyle choices by the Iknowmine.org, from the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium (ANTHC).
Iknowmine.org: Sexual Health
Link: https://www.iknowmine.org/resource/sexual-health/
Description: Additional information about Alaska Native and rural Alaska youth holistic health education and sexual health information to promote healthy lifestyle choices by the Iknowmine.org, from the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium (ANTHC).
TSLGBTQ+ Community Action to Prevent Suicide
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OaFumXzFG-o
Description: Webinar discussion around what American Indian/Alaska Native communities are doing to empower and support their Two-Spirit LGBTQ+ youth.
Celebrating Our Magic
Link: https://www.healthynativeyouth.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Celebrating-Our-Magic-Toolkit.pdf
Description: The Celebrating Our Magic guide is a culturally specific resource for American Indian and Alaska Native communities and provides resources for transgender and Two-Spirit youth, their relatives, and healthcare providers.
Current Alaska HIV Data Now Available
Link: https://www.iknowmine.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/HIV-Surveillance-Report-Alaska-1982-2020.pdf
Description: The State of Alaska Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) recently published an Alaska HIV surveillance report with reported infection data spanning 1982- 2020. The 'HIV Surveillance Report – Alaska, 1982-2020' document indicates 2,026 cumulative cases from 1982-2020 and 30 newly diagnosed HIV cases from 2020.
St. Lawrence Island Legends II (SIVUQAM UNGIPAGHAATANGI II)
Link: Sivuqam ungipaghaatangi II = St. Lawrence Island legends II (constantcontact.com)
Description: A volume of stories written by Grace Slwooko titled St. Lawrence Island Legends II (SIVUQAM UNGIPAGHAATANGI II), developed by the staff of the National Bilingual Materials Development Center, Rural Education Affairs, University of Alaska.
Indigenous Photograph x Colorado Photographic Arts Center
Link: https://cpacphoto.org/2021-night-lights-denver/
Description: Additional information about Jenny Irene Miller’s work by Indigenous Photograph x Colorado Photographic Arts Center, from Project Space, from The Colorado Photographic Arts Center (CPAC).
Jennyirenemiller.com
Link: https://www.jennyirenemiller.com/
Description: Additional information about artist Jenny Irene Miller’s work, updates, biography, and upcoming projects
My Berry Fast
Link: http://muskratmagazine.com/my-berry-fast/
Description: The fast berry ceremony marks the stage of life when we start to put away our childhood toys and begin focusing on being young women, modeling behaviors and values for the younger generation.
TSLGBTQ Print Materials: Pronouns, Sexual & Gender Identity
Link: https://www.healthynativeyouth.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Gender-Pronouns-Final-1.pdf
Description: The #1 topic of importance to native youth and young adults today is identity – cultural, sexual, and gender - so why should pronouns matter to you? Because they matter to them. Correct name and pronouns are associated with decreased depressive symptoms, suicidal ideation, and suicidal behavior in trans youth.
Healthy Native Youth Community of Practice
Link: https://www.healthynativeyouth.org/community-of-practice/
Description: Healthy Native Youth offers virtual Community of Practice gatherings on the second Wednesday of every month at 10–11:30 am. Pacific. Sessions include new resources and opportunities to engage with Native professionals in the field in various topics. The community shares their strengths and experiences about how they will improve the lives of Native youth
NPAIHB Resolution Passes ATNI - 2sLGBTQ Strategic Vision and Action Plan
Description: The Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board and the Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians passed resolutions to support Trans Gender-Affirming Care in IHS, Tribal, and Urban Indian Health Facilities with a 2021 Strategic Vision and Action Plan. The resolution will be forwarded to the National Congress of Americans for consideration.
National HIV Testing Day is June 27
Link: https://www.iknowmine.org/get-tested/
Description: National HIV Testing Day (NHTD) is an annual observance to encourage people of all ages to get tested for HIV and know their status. Support for expanded HIV testing has commenced in Indian Country and Alaska. Many tribal healthcare facilities are promoting and raising awareness of HIV testing. To learn more and culturally appropriate print materials for HIV testing, click HIV – NPAIHB, and for Alaska, clickiKnowmine for a free STI self-test kit!
Rites of Passage, Rites of Becoming
Description: In cultures throughout the world, rites of passage mark significant events in the life path. In many Indigenous North American traditions, adolescent and puberty rites of passage mark the transition to adulthood and accepting responsibility and role in the tribe.
Inside the Sacred Ceremony That Ushers Apache Girls Into Womanhood
First Kill, from boy to manhood
Link: https://getnakedandstartcooking.wordpress.com/2014/03/15/first-kill-from-boy-to-manhood/
How a Native American coming-of-age ritual is making a comeback
Link: https://theconversation.com/how-a-native-american-coming-of-age-ritual-is-making-a-comeback-130524
Portland Art Museum Podcast, Art Unbound: The Map is Not the Territory
Link: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/jenny-irene-miller-the-map-is-not-the-territory/id1455681879?i=1000434034926
Description: Additional information about Jenny Irene Miller’s featured on the Portland Art Museum Podcast, Art Unbound: The Map is Not the Territory. An Apple podcast that celebrates that showcases Portland’s creative community.
Indigenous Pride Los Angeles
Link: https://indigenouspridela.org/
Description: Celebrating two spirit, Indigiqueer, and Indigenous LGBTQPAI+ People
Seeding Sovereignty
Link: https://seedingsovereignty.org/ancestral-acres-farm-and-garden
Description: Seeding Sovereignty; an Indigenous-led collective, works to radicalize and disrupt colonized spaces through land, body, and food sovereignty work, community building, and cultural preservation.
Resistance and Resilience through Culture Building a Two Spirit Longhouse
Link: https://www.cbrc.net/resistance_and_resilience_through_culture_building_a_two_spirit_longhouse
Books by and about Two Spirit or LGBTQIA2S Native Americans
Indigenous Circle of Wellness
Website: https://icowellness.com/
Description: Indigenous Circle of Wellness offers numerous services to the community, including counseling, workshops, trainings, and consulting.
Sioux Falls Pride
Website: https://www.siouxfallspride.org/
Description: This website offers information on Sioux Falls Pride events, as well as offers resources for the LGBTQ+ community, such as doctors and health centers, hotlines, and therapists and counselors.
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