TRIBAL RESOLUTIONS AND CODES TO SUPPORT TWO SPIRIT & LGBT JUSTICE IN INDIAN COUNTRYDeveloped through a collaboration of the Native American Program of Legal Aid Services of Oregon, the Indigenous Ways of Knowing Program at Lewis & Clark College, Basic Rights Oregon, and the Western States Center, this document provides information, models, and guidance for advocating for Two Spirit People. 
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The United Methodist Church Northeastern Jurisdiction Native American Ministries Committee releases position paper on full inclusion of LGBTQIAS2+ persons.Northeastern Jurisdiction Native American Ministries Committee
For Release: Immediate Date: April 16, 2021 Contact: Suzanne Wenonah Duchesne [email protected] April 12, 2021, the Executive Committee unanimously approved the full position paper affirming full inclusion of LGBTQIA2S+ persons. Northeastern Jurisdiction Native American Ministries Committee
For Release: Immediate Date: April 16, 2021 Contact: Suzanne Wenonah Duchesne [email protected] The United Methodist Church Northeastern Jurisdiction Native American Ministries Committee releases position paper on full inclusion of LGBTQIAS2+ persons. April 12, 2021, the Executive Committee unanimously approved the full position paper affirming full inclusion of LGBTQIA2S+ persons. Feb 20, 2021, at a special meeting held on ZOOM, representatives from THE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH NORTHEASTERN JURISDICTION COMMITTEE ON NATIVE AMERICAN MINISTRIES (NEJNAMC) voted unanimously on the following statement of affirmation for full inclusion in the church: We affirm full inclusion of LGBTQIA2S+ persons to be an authentic expression of the Gospel perspective that all are created in the image of God. Our perspective relates to the realities of “Two Spirit” persons in First Nations Peoples and communities who may be members of our churches. Download the Full Press Release below.
A groundbreaking issue of the Cultural Survival Quarterly magazine, celebrates and explores sexual and gender diversity of Indigenous Peoples. Compared to the general population, Indigenous LGBTQUIA+ people disproportionately live in poverty, miss more school, experience higher risk for HIV, have limited access to justice, suffer higher rates of suicide, and, face high levels of physical violence and murder. Read the Issue HERE
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