Each year, around the spring equinox, communities across Canada celebrate and raise awareness of 2SLGBTQIA+ Indigenous and Two-Spirit People. Observed on or near March 20, this day highlights the leadership, resilience, and cultural significance of Indigenous people who identify as Two-Spirit, as well as their place within the broader 2SLGBTQIA+ community.

Le 30 septembre est la Journée nationale de la vérité et de la réconciliation. C’est l’occasion de faire une pause, de réfléchir et d’en apprendre davantage sur l’héritage du système des pensionnats autochtones au Canada. Pour la Société historique de la Fierté canadienne, c’est également l’occasion de reconnaître une histoire souvent négligée.

In 1990, at the Third North American Gathering of Native Gays and Lesbians in Sandy Saulteaux Spiritual Centre north of Winnipeg the term two-spirit was adopted. The two-spirit term was used to describe Indigenous individuals who possess both masculine and feminine spirits and attributes. This term originated from the need to develop a unique identity […]