Experienced 2Spirit Consultants Email: bizonred@gmail.com

Helping you understand decolonization and reconciliation!

PO Box 29064, 333 St. Mary Ave.

Winnipeg. MB R3C 4L1

What We Do

Reconciliation Awareness and Training

Our vision is to assist Indigenous and non-Indigenous people to understand Canada's colonial history and the measures undertaken over the past fifty-years to reconcile our collective past and to build a better future for everyone.

Host an in-person or virtual session

Our team of experienced 2Spirit speakers is available to assist your organization to learn more about 2Spirit people, the TRC process, and the outcomes of the National Inquiry for Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women and Girls.

Our Expertise

Many of our consultants have worked with local, regional, and national organizations and governmental departments to provide Indigenous awareness and training sessions for over twenty-years.

About The 2Spirit Name

The name was introduced in Manitoba in 1990

The 2Spirit name:

Came the year of the Oka Resistance
Came after Elijah Harper killed the Meech Lake Accord

The 2Spirit name:

Binds Indigenous LGBTQ+ people to the energy and power of the natural and spiritual worlds
Binds Indigenous LGBTQ+ people to the spirit of respect, nurturing and love in their families, communities, and nations.

2Spirit people and the TRC

Indian Residential Schools and Days Schools funded by the federal government and run by seven Christian Church denominations sought to impose the colonial binary gender (male - female) identity on Indigenous children and their communities. This attack resulted in the erasure of the 2Spirit cultural history and social roles.

The MMIWG-2SLGBTQQIA+ Action Plan

The MMIWG Inquiry for Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women and Girls broadened its mandate and mission to include 2SLGBTQQIA+ people to align itself with Indigenous values and world views that are inclusive of gender diverse and LGBTQ+ people. A subworking group, in collaboration with the federal government, launched a 2Spirit-specific national action plan in June, 2021.