Two Spirits

Ruth Fertig 2007 22 min. USA

Joey Criddle is a Two Spirit man fighting with other LGBTQ Native Americans to reclaim the place of honor that many Two Spirits once held prior to colonization. The film follows Joey as he leads parallel lives - one as a co-director of the Two Spirit Society of Denver and the other as a father attending the Mississippi wedding of his Pentecostal son. Joey’s words bridge the gap between the closeted man he was in Mississippi and the Two Spirit activist he is today.

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FARGO, ND (PRAIRIE PUBLIC) - For Native Americans, gender identity has long standing traditions, including that of people who consider themselves two spirit. For more about this story, here’s Erika Lorentzsen. © Copyright 2012, Prairie Public

Please visit the following link: http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/ndpr/news.newsmain/article/0/0/1890368/Prairie.Region.News/Native.American.tradition.Two.Spirit

Here’s another two spirit webinar hosted by Community of Practice. Go to SAMHSA Suicide Prevention Grantee Archived Webinars 2011 and look at the materials under “Tribal Learning Collaborative- Supporting & Outreaching to Our Native LGBTQQ/Two-Spirit Youth Presentation” (7/11/11). The two presenters are Karina Walter and Sharon Day.