Urban Indigenous Youth Reframing Two-Spirit

by Marie Laing

This book offers insights from young trans, queer, and two-spirit Indigenous people in Toronto who examine the breadth and depth of meanings that two-spirit holds. Tracing the refusals and desires of these youth and their communities, Urban Indigenous Youth Reframing Two-Spirit expands critical conversations on queerness, Indigeneity, and community and simultaneously troubles the idea that articulating a definition of two-spirit is a worthwhile undertaking.

Beyond the expansion of these conversations, this book also seeks to empower community members, educators, and young people—both Indigenous and non-Indigenous—to better support the self-determination of trans, queer, and two-spirit Indigenous youth.

By including a research zine and community discussion guidelines, Laing demonstrates the possibility of powerful change that comes from Indigenous people creating spaces to share knowledge with one another.

Genres: Indigenous

200 pages, Paperback

Published March 16, 2021

Reviews

[Cordon · Rating 5 out of 5]

An amazing book. I loved reading it, learning more about people who generously shared themselves with me, and liked learning more about my friend through her beautiful writing as well. The MP3 analogy? Incredible. I thought about it for days.

5/5 I want everyone to read this book and I will read it again.