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2Spirit Health

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UBC library guide describing the 1990 adoption of the Two-Spirit term.

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Start with the answer How did asexual and Two-Spirit visibility grow? It grew through community language, Indigenous gatherings, online networks, research and public campaigns. Read the topic guide Asexual and Two-Spirit Visibility Asexual and Two-Spirit visibility grew through community-created language, gatherings, research and campaigns that challenged narrow LGBTQ+ narratives.

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University of British Columbia Library
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3 pages

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Open original source https://guides.library.ubc.ca/c.php?g=735133&p=5293929 Accessed 4 June 2026 Open archived copy https://web.archive.org/web/*/https://guides.library.ubc.ca/c.php?g=735133&p=5293929

Used by Topics

Asexual and Two-Spirit Visibility

Used by Questions

How did asexual and Two-Spirit visibility grow?

Used by Timeline Events

August 1990 ActivismCulturalInternational

'Two-Spirit' Term Adopted at Inter-tribal Conference in Winnipeg

At the Third Annual Inter-tribal Native American/First Nations Gay and Lesbian Conference near Winnipeg, Manitoba, approximately 100 Indigenous queer delegates adopted the term 'Two-Spirit'. Proposed by Albert McLeod (Nisichawayasihk Cree) and originating from Myra Laramee (Fisher River Cree), the Ojibwe translation 'niizh manidoowag' was chosen. The term replaced the colonial and pejorative term 'berdache'.