May 6th, 2009
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Are you in recovery? Would you like to share your story in 500 words or less?
By sharing your story, you can inspire hope in the lives of those still struggling with drugs, alcohol or gambling. The questions provided below are suggested only as a guide to assist you in the storytelling process and are not required to share your story.
- What was the turning point at which you chose to begin your pathway to recovery?
- How did you overcome the challenges you faced?
- What do you want to share with others about recovery?
- Describe your life now compared to your life before recovery.
- What do you want to accomplish in your recovery?
Feel free to share your story at iamrecovery.com.
April 29th, 2009
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(Phil Fontaine, Grand Chief of the Assembly of the First Nations, wears a traditional headdress as he attends the Pope Benedict’s general audience in Saint Peter’s Square at the Vatican on Wednesday. Photograph by: Max Rossi, Reuters)
http://www.vancouversun.com/Life/Pope+shows+sorrow+over+residential+school+abuse/1545844/story.html
By Peter O’Neil, Europe Correspondent, Canwest News Service
April 29, 2009 9:09 AM
PARIS — Pope Benedict expressed his “sorrow” Wednesday over the suffering of thousands of aboriginal Canadians in residential schools run by the Roman Catholic Church.
The statement came in a communique issued by the Vatican after the pope met with Phil Fontaine, Grand Chief of the Assembly of First Nations, the Most Reverend James Weisgerber, president of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops, and several B.C. aboriginal leaders.
“His Holiness recalled that since the earliest days of her presence in Canada, the Church, particularly through her missionary personnel, has closely accompanied the indigenous peoples,” the statement began.
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April 27th, 2009
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At a recent NE2Ss meeting, it was unanimously agreed upon that NE2SS should be an Outreach Partner for the Two Spirits: Sexuality, Gender, and the Murder of Fred Martinez Film.
The Fred Martinez Project and the documentary film Two Spirits received the 2008 Monette-Horwitz Distinguished Achievement Award for outstanding activism, research, and scholarship to combat homophobia.
The U.S. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights in Washington has joined the Fred Martinez Project as an outreach partner. The department will host screenings of Two Spirits around the country as a part of their ongoing national diversity programs.
For more information please visit www.twospirits.org.
April 8th, 2009
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Take a short survey on LGBT health and human services issues at: www.nylgbtsurvey.org.
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February 5th, 2009
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From the left, Crisosto Apache, Matthew Reed and Travis Goldtooth of the Two Spirit Society of Denver drum during a blessing Sunday at the National Conference on GLBT Equality.( Brian Brainerd, The Denver Post )
By Jessica Fender
The Denver Post
“We’ll say ‘I can’t,’ cause we can’t say ‘I do,’ ” four bouffant-clad drag queens doo-wopped to a familiar tune on stage at Denver’s Grand Hyatt. “Locked out of the chapel of love.”
A national gathering of 2,000 gay and lesbian activists wrapped on a high note Sunday with the comedic crooning of The Kinsey Sicks quartet, an appearance by U.S. Rep Jared Polis and more than one joke about disgraced spiritual leader Ted Haggard.
The lighthearted end to four days of community-outreach training provided a much-needed shot in the arm for a group that suffered ballot-initiative disappointments in California and other states, said conference organizer Sue Hyde.
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January 12th, 2009
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Let Obama know what you think of our health care system!
We are seeking public comments and input at a Community Health Discussion
Thursday, January 22nd
4-8pm
American Indian Community House
11 Broadway
NY, NY 10004
Light refreshments and snacks will be provided
Your input is important
- If you had to choose, what would your priorities be to improve Indian health care services especially in the city?
- What services would you like to see added or enhanced?
- What are the main obstacles in accessing health care?
- Most importantly, what would you say to the President if he asked you how to fix these problems?
For more info contact Harlan Pruden at harlan@ne2ss.org or 646.351.7360
December 29th, 2008
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Gay and transgender Native Americans find acceptance in tradition
by John Rosengren
Utne Reader
January-February 2009
Image by Mike Dvorak
He checks his plaid skirt, stockings, and deep-cut white blouse. When another man’s eyes fall on his cleavage, Richard squeezes his breasts together and answers the silent inquiry: “They’re real!”
Beyond the bathroom doors, men and women dance around a drum in more traditional costume—feathers, fox pelts, moccasins, beads, and bells. They’re all here for the 20th annual International Two Spirit Gathering, a celebration of and for those who feel they carry both male and female spirits.
In late August 2008, some 85 Native lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people from three dozen tribes in Canada and the United States traveled to the Audubon Center of the North Woods, 90 miles north of Minneapolis.
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December 8th, 2008
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American Indian Community House Annual Indian Market 2008
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Saturday, December 13 - Sunday, December 21
Holiday Arts Market
12 - 8 pm daily
Judson Memorial Church
243 Thompson Street
Btwn West 3rd & Washinton Square South
For information call 212-598-0100 ext 241
www.aich.org
December 5th, 2008
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If you haven’t already read it, be sure to check out the latest issue of POZ Magazine. NE2SS elder Kent Lesbock(pictured above) is quoted in the article “Rest for the Weary“.
November 6th, 2008
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Research reveals strong cultural acceptance in the past
![LIVING HOPE: Identifying themselves as two-spirited people, Ed Harris [right], from Bella Bella, and Rodney Little Moustache, a Blackfoot First Nation member from the eastern Rocky Mountain slopes, have been living with HIV for many years. Both are front-line workers who have dedicated their lives to education and prevention of the spread of HIV among street-engaged and reserve-based first nations people.](http://www.prpeak.com/content/articles/2008/11/05/community/doc49112211b3dee778903898.jpg)
By Paul Galinski | reporter@prpeak.com
Published: Wednesday, November 5, 2008 4:19 PM CST
Research shows historically, diffuse gender identification was a celebrated component of first nations culture, according to a Powell River researcher. However, Western contact swayed the positive recognition and has contributed to two-spirited people being ostracized as homosexual people, he added.
Michael Thoms, who has a doctorate in history and teaches history at Vancouver Island University’s (VIU) Powell River campus, said one of his specialties is ethno-history, “which is a fancy way of saying specialized in fields of first nations cultural, ecological and social relationships,” he said.
“For 15 years I’ve been a researcher for a group called two-spirited people of the first nations, and also for the Canadian Aboriginal AIDS Network.
“One of the problems, as we know, is first nations people are marginalized in society,” Thoms said. “They experience issues with poverty, poor self-esteem, lack of advanced education and these kinds of things. One group within first nations society that is particularly vulnerable are those that we in the West would call gay or lesbian.”
Thoms said first nations people have a tradition that predates contact with the West.
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