Two-Spirit and Native American Organizations and Resources
The National Native American AIDS Prevention Center (NNAAPC)
Addresses the impact of HIV/AIDS on American Indians, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians through culturally appropriate advocacy, research, education, and policy development in support of healthy Indigenous people.
http://www.nnaapc.org/
Ohio Valley Two-Spirit Socity (OVTSS)
Wesley Thomas (Dine'/Navajo) currently at Bloomington, Indiana is organizing an initial planning meeting for the OVTSS, which encompasses Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky and southern Illinois states. Please note that OVTSS is a support group and will not be a place to learn about being Native/Indian (currently or in one's previous life), being Two-Spirit, or how to become a Two-Spirit. Future scheduled meetings will be determined and the organization's agenda will be set to ensure the continuity of the society. If you have any questions, please direct them to Wesley Thomas.
http://ohiovalleytwospiritsociety.blogspot.com/
Email: thomasw@indiana.edu
Two Spirited People of the First Nations -- Toronto
A non-profit social services organization whose membership consits of Aboriginal gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people in Toronto . To create a space where Aboriginal 2-Spirited people can grow and come together as a community, fostering a positive image, honouring our past and building a future. Together we can work toward bridging the gap between 2-spirited lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered communities, and our Aboriginal identity.
http://www.2spirits.com/
Two-Spirit Society of Denver
The Two Spirit Society of Denver is non-profit organization comprised of a dedicated group of GBLT Native Americans and their partners in the Denver area who are united by their struggle to restore Two Spirited people to their rightful place in the sacred circle. It is the mission of the Two Spirit Society of Denver to strive to restore the traditional role of Two Spirited persons.
http://www.denvertwospirit.com/
The NorthEast Two-Spirit Society
Their mission is to educate the LGBT and non-LGBT communities regarding indigenous and Two-Spirit histories and traditions, to ensure community cohesion amongst the NorthEast Two-Spirit people through the promotion of health and spiritual wellbeing by sharing our traditions with one another, to outreach and build alliances and coalitions with other community based organizations, to increase the visibility of the Two-Spirit community, and to ensure the Two-Spirit community’s needs and concerns are being addressed.
http://www.ne2ss.org/
The Tulsa Two-Spirits Society
http://www.denvertwospirit.com/tulsa.html
Bay Area American-Indian Two-Spirits
http://www.baaits.org/
Gay Native Americans Rediscover 'Two-Spirit' Identity
Young, gay American Indians are rediscovering tribal heritages that often revered "Two-Spirits," people who manifested both masculine and feminine traits.
http://www.imdiversity.com/villages/native/dialogue_opinion_letters/pns_gay_twospirits_0305.asp
Native American LGBT Community/GLAAD
http://www.glaad.org/nativeamerican
NativeOUT
NativeOUT is a grassroots Native American Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Two-Spirit (LGBTTS) organization working to incorporate as a nonprofit. Our Mission is to educate, gain acceptance, conduct outreach, promote visibility, encourage wellness, build alliances, and advocate for our Native American Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Two-Spirit community. Our vision is to build, unify, strengthen, and empower the Native American Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Two-Spirit community.
http://nativeout.com/
Native North American Literature
http://www.glbtq.com/literature/native_north_am_lit.html
People of Color Against AIDS Network
POCAAN is a multi-cultural AIDS prevention organization created in response to the devastating impact that HIV/AIDS was and continues to have on communities of color. In Washington State, POCAAN brings people of color together across differences of race, gender, class and sexual orientation to achieve its mission. We are committed to develop, implement and promote comprehensive multicultural HIV/AIDS prevention models that are effective and responsive to the evolving needs of communities of color. POCAAN seeks to remove the barriers created by sexism, racism and homophobia, which limit our abilities to access health care services and educational risk reduction messages concerning AIDS.
http://www.pocaan.org/
Two-Spirit Press Room
A GLBT Native media and cultural literacy project. 2SPR appeared in order to bridge the gap between cultural literacy for press and media, as well as media literacy for Indigenous GLBT communities.
http://home.earthlink.net/%7elafor002/
The Fred Martinez Project
Fred Martinez was nadleeh—someone who possesses a balance of masculine and feminine traits—a special gift according to his traditional Navajo culture. But his determination to express his truest identity tragically cost him his life. He was the youngest hate-crime victim in American history when he was murdered in Cortez, Colorado on June 16, 2001.
http://www.twospirits.org/
18th International Two Spirit Gathering
We are a group diverse in tribal affiliation, interests and language. What we share in common is the desire to create a safe space for Two Spirit Native people to grow, develop and experience in the security of community.
http://2spiritgathering2006.bravehost.com/
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