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


50:04 – Different Tribal Two-Spirit Roles


1:04:26 – What Happened to these Histories? F*ck Colonialism!


1:12:48 - 1:16:16 – Content Warning: Discussion of
anti-Indigenous violence and genocide


1:23:23 – Pop Culture Tie-In


1:30:07 – How Gay were They?


1:32:30 – Closing and Where to Find us Online


 




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