Indigenous LGBTIQA+ Syndicate
Cultural restoration through revolution, art, and education.
Cultural restoration through revolution, art, and education.
“Elders say that there as many stars in the sky as there are interpretations of gender.”
- Theda Makoyohsokovi NewBreast, Blackfeet
TSPA curates Art, writing and groups. If you would like your creations to be featured or published, we presently have space for submissions. Reach out! Traditional hide painting by Waya Vail.
TSPA is STRICTLY anti-genocide. Compiled by Sacred Canvas, click below for an educational and activism-based resource list in favor of the Palestinian people facing injustice.
Out now via Sacred Canvas, Two Spirit Traditions: Turtle Island’s Unspoken Intertribal Arts illustrates the lives of both historical and modern 2SLGBTIQA+ natives.
We connect with local organizations for referrals, and to support causes like the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Peoples movement. Please check out our friends who caretake a traveling memorial called the Grove!
TSPA Pamphlet
This is our basic resource handout, feel free to print and distribute in your community!
Includes resources, organizations, an overview of statistics and barriers to care.
An important testimony from a 2S woman who speaks to her experiences as a survivor, with her thoughts on how and why we become statistics of violence and marginalization.
This is a living work in progress! Please email us to add a resource to the list you think would be a good fit.
National program. Vetted opinion: BY AND FOR INDIGENOUS SURVIVORS! Very quality and personable care, though extremely small team. Responses may be delayed. They do the best they can with what they’ve got. Responds well to constructive feedback. Services for enrollees include a beading circle for MMIP families, healing process support, rental assistance, and basic needs funding. Also a great resource for non-enrollees, MMIP data/research and Two Spirit allyship.
Analysis, legal services, publications and data for defense of human trafficking survivors. This organization covers both sex and labor trafficking.
National program. Vetted opinion: While limited in function, YAMT does have programs for enrolled queer BIPOC (black/brown Indigenous People of Color), including emergency funding. A good support in your toolkit, but not as the only support. Better equipped to support Indigenous identities than Asian, or mixed Asian people. Unknown if currently open to new members.
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