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Indigenous Studies

Two Spirit People

Compiled by Molly Burke

Two spirit people are Indigenous people who identify as having both a female and male spirit. The term two spirit was only introduced in the 90s but is a concept that has been around in Indigenous culture for centuries. In LBGTQ2S+, the 2 represents Two Spirit identifying people.

Videos

them.(2018) What Does Two Spirit Mean? Youtube.ca