Two-Spirited People of Manitoba Inc.
Aboriginal Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender People
About TSPM
Today, Aboriginal, Metis, and First Nation organizations and communities are invested in cultural reclamation, social and economic development, and human rights advocacy. Two-Spirit people are also part of this movement, as GLBT members of indigenous communities we assert our rights of inclusion and to the traditionally respected roles and places in our families and societies.
Today, Aboriginal, Metis, and First Nation organizations and communities are invested in cultural reclamation, social and economic development, and human rights advocacy. Two-Spirit people are also part of this movement, as GLBT members of indigenous communities we assert our rights of inclusion and to the traditionally respected roles and places in our families and societies.
Albert McLeod Donna Glover Peetanacoot Nenakawekapo
Co-Director Co-Director Co-Director
TSPM provides:
24th Annual International Two-Spirit Gathering
July 26-29, 2012 Blacktail Ranch, Montana
Photo Erica A. Milford
- Educational workshops about Two-Spirit people and the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (GLBT) community
- Training on anti-homophobia, transphobia, and related human rights policy development
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Networking between various Two-Spirit groups
- Responses to media requests on issues affecting Two-Spirit people
- Linkages to DVD and print resources
- Participation in research related to Two- Spirit people/issues
24th Annual International Two-Spirit Gathering
July 26-29, 2012 Blacktail Ranch, Montana
Photo Erica A. Milford
Two Spirit People:
A contemporary term embraced by many indigenous North American GLBT people.
A term that bridges the present with the past; it recognizes the traditionally accepted GLBT roles and identities found in most North American indigenous cultures.
Self-naming is a form of empowerment and liberation. "Two-Spirit" is a transitional term that enables the exploration of pre European contact words/concepts that described GLBT people. The Lakota word "winkte" means "would be woman", a word that describes a transgender woman.
