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Two Spirit is a broad, generic term for 'Queer' that existed among native peoples pre-colonialisation. The commenter indicating that it's 'A Vancouver' thing i
by jollybean 5y ago
Two Spirit is a broad, generic term for 'Queer' that existed among native peoples pre-colonialisation.
The commenter indicating that it's 'A Vancouver' thing is not quite right: it's broadly an Aboriginal issue, not just an issue of the West Coast tribes. That said, the commenter is correct in that it's more sensitive issue among the Woke Left in the Vancouver area as it's part of their social consensus lingo.
I suggest if you live in Canada, it's probably something to be aware of as this language will show up in institutions in the East as well.
Despite my reluctance around the kinds of groups running these programs, in the United States sadly there seems to be no effort at all to support Aboriginals as part of the core minorities, in lieu of other groups. And so I don't think we'll see this language on MSNBC anytime soon, though I wish there was more attention to this group as a whole.
- vmception 5y agoGood explanation, I havent experienced all of Canada but did notice that indigenous representation efforts in BC at least spillover into the rest of the pacific northwest, as the various indigenous cultures there already span across the national border, and some have special rights and IDs from both nations to cross and work. How thats evolved seems very different from (and frankly incompatible with) the US side.