2SLGBTQ+ Resources

• An Introduction to the Health of Two-Spirit People: Historical, Contemporary, and Emergent Issues. By Sarah Hunt.

  National Collaborating Centre for Indigenous Health (NCCIH) paper which introduces the historical, contemporary and emergent issues related to Two-Spirit health.
• Re:searching for LGBTQ Health: Two-Spirit Community

  A team of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, transsexual, Two-Spirit, and queer researchers who focus on understanding how LGBTQ2S+ people experience physical and emotional (mental) health, and how they access health services.

• [Video]. First Stories - Two Spirited. (2007). National Film Board of Canada.

  (NSCC W# and password required)
  This video does not have closed captioning or a transcript.
  This short documentary presents the empowering story of Rodney "Geeyo" Poucette's struggle against prejudice in the Indigenous community as a two-spirited person (gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender).
• [Video]. Second Stories - Deb-we-win Ge-ken-am-aan, Our Place in the Circle.(2008). National Film Board of Canada.

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  Lorne Olson's short documentary presents a vision he had of two-spirited people dancing, laughing, and smiling. His vision spurs him to rediscover the strength of the past to better face the challenges of today. This funny and buoyant film documents his touching journey.