Urban Indigenous Youth Reframing Two-Spirit Contributor(s): Laing, Marie (Author) |
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ISBN: 0367556936 ISBN-13: 9780367556938 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $171.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 2021 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Family & Relationships | Life Stages - Adolescence - Education | Urban - Social Science | Indigenous Studies |
Dewey: 305.235 |
LCCN: 2020044763 |
Physical Information: 200 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: 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. |