44. Can We Just Title An Episode "F*ck Colonialism"?: Reclaiming Two-Spirit Histories

For this episode, Leigh is joined by guest host Sam Campbell for the pod’s first episode focusing on Indigenous North America, discussing the history behind various Two-Spirit identities and Indigenous cultural norms around gender and sexuality. In this episode, we’ll talk about the pre-colonial significance of Two-Spirit people to Indigenous communities, how early colonists were able to shape the narrative of what it meant to be Two-Spirit and how that has changed, and lastly, how colonization has nearly eradicated Two-Spirit histories. How can we uplift these stories to highlight Two-Spirit resilience despite the genocide they faced?

 

Learn more about our guest host Sam Campbell's work by following them on Instagram and TikTok, and check out their TEDx Talks linked in the blog post for this episode on our website.

 

If you're local to the San Francisco Bay Area, check out the 12th Annual Bay Area American Indian Two Spirit (BAAITS) Powwow, coming up on Saturday, February 4, 2023!

 

Outline

0:00 – Introduction and Announcements

7:49 – Socio-Historic Context

12:40 – Main Topic: What is Two-Spirit?: Indigenous Gender & Sexuality

14:33 – Word of the Week

24:47 – Two-Spirit Identity: Gender, Sexuality, Spirituality

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