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It is important to acknowledge the collective strength, determination and resiliency that Indigenous women, girls, 2SLGBTQQIA+ peoples and their families have had to demonstrate in the fight for justice for the safety and respect that Indigenous peoples deserve.
Photo credit: Dr. Terry Lusty
"MMIWG 2SLGBTQQIA+” stands for “Missing and Murdered Indigenous women, girls and two-spirit, lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, transgender, queer, questioning, intersex and asexual”, while “+” stands for other ways that individuals may wish to express their gender and sexuality outside heteronormativity and the gender binary.
“Two-spirit” refers to a person who identifies as having both a masculine and a feminine spirit, and is used by some Indigenous people to describe their sexual, gender and/or spiritual identity. As an umbrella term, it may encompass same-sex attraction and a wide variety of gender variance, including people who might be described in Western culture as gay, lesbian, bisexual, transsexual, transgender, gender queer, cross-dressers, or who have multiple gender identities.
Edmonton 2 Spirit Society
Family Violence Prevention Resources
MMIWG2SLGBTQQIA+ National Action Plan
Native Women's Association of Canada, MMIWG & Violence Prevention
Native Women’s Association of Canada - Fact Sheet
The Rainbow Pages LGBTQ+ Youth Resource Guide
Reclaiming Power and Place
The REDress Project
CBC MMIWG Case Exploration
Community Services
18th Floor, Edmonton Tower
10111 104 Avenue NW
P.O. Box 2359
Edmonton, AB T5J 2R7
| Telephone | 780-944-7602 |
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| Fax | 780-577-3525 |
| indigenousrelations@edmonton.ca |
