Gender Diversity and Equality
Gender diversity and equality are important components to First Nations, Inuit, and Métis cultures, yet are understood in different ways across cultures and communities. Further, the specific traditional roles of gender diverse and two spirit people in Indigenous cultures have been impacted by colonization and other social, political, and cultural processes.
This page features backgrounders, toolkits, and supplementary resources to support Indigenous youth in pursuing gender diversity and equality.
- G4E – Allyship Fact Sheet
- G4E – Indigenous Gender Equality
- G4E – Gender Advocacy Tips and Tools
- MMIWG2S+
- Two-Spirit Identity and Traditional Knowledge
- Two-Spirit Language
- 2SLGBTQ+ Definitions
- 2SLGBTQQIA+ Gender Affirming Care for Healthcare Providers
- 2SLGBTQQIA+ Gender Affirming Care for Service Providers
- Jonny Appleseed, by Joshua Whitehead (e-book)
- Love After the End: An Anthology of Two-Spirit and Indigiqueer Speculative Fiction, edited by Joshua Whitehead (e-book)
- Making Love with the Land, by Joshua Whitehead (e-book)
- Fire Song, by Adam Garnet Jones (e-book)
- The Cherokee Rose, by Tiya Miles (e-book)
- Disintegrate/Dissociate, by Arielle Twist (e-book)
- Surviving the City, by Tasha Spillett-Summer (e-book)
- Love Beyond Body, Space and Time, edited by Hope Nicholson (book)
- Two-Spirit Journey: The Autobiography of a Lesbian Ojibwe-Cree Elder, by Ma-Nee Chacaby (Author) and Mary Louisa Plummer (e-book)
- Spaces Between Us: Queer Settler Colonialism and Indigenous Decolonization, by Scott Lauria Morgensen (book)
- Health Care Consideration for Two Spirit and LGBTQIA+ Indigenous Communities, by The Fenway Institute
- Holistic Health of Two Spirit People in Canada: A Call for Nursing Action, by Melissa Dykhuizen, Kelly Marshall, Rachel Loewen Walker, and Jack Saddleback.
- An Introduction to the Health of Two-Spirit People: Historical, contemporary and emergent issues, by Sarah Hunt
- Two-Spirit and LGBTQ Indigenous Health, by Rainbow Health Ontario
- Being Thunder (Documentary, Trailer)
- Water Flowing Together (Documentary)
- What Does “Two-Spirit Mean? | InQueery | them. (YouTube)
- Metis Kitchen Table Teachings: Two-Spirit Michif Local Knowledge Sharing Panel (YouTube)
Hope for Wellness Line
- Phone: 1-855-242-3310
- Website: Home – Hope for Wellness Helpline
Trans Lifeline
- Phone: 1-877-330-6366
- Home – Trans Lifeline
LGBTQ Youthline
- Text: 647-694-4275
- Website: Youthline.ca
If you have any feedback or questions, please feel free to reach out to us at policy@nwac.ca.
