It’s Native American Heritage Month and today is the National Day of Mourning observed by many Indigenous Americans. Each year we share some ways you can work to address or unpack colonialism by learning from, working with, and supporting Indigenous, Indigequeer, and Two-Spirit members of our community.
1. Teach yourself about the history of the Indigenous people whose land you occupy. To find out whose land you are living on – native-land.ca
2. Learn about the National Day of Mourning held each year in Plymouth, Massachusetts organized by the United American Indians of New England – uaine.org
3. Listen to, learn from, donate to, and center the voices of the Indigenous, Indigequeer, and Two-Spirit members of our community. Here are some places to start –
- All Nations Two-Spirit Society – antss.co
- Paths (Re)Membered Project (Northwest) – pathsremembered.org
- 2-Spirited People of the 1st Nations – 2spirits.org
- Navajo Nation Pride – navajonationpride.com
- Native Justice Organization Two Spirit Program (Michigan) – nativejustice.org
- Bay Area American Indian Two-Spirits (BAAITS) (California) – baaits.org
- Minnesota Two-Spirit Society – mn2ss.wordpress.com
- Montana Two-Spirit Society – mttwospirit.org
- And here is a list of two-spirit societies in the U.S. and North America baaits.org/two-spirit-societies
