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21.2.18

Cree leaders show public support for LGBTQ, 2-spirited community - North - CBC News: "I believe our inclusiveness and our diversity … includes all our Eenouch/Eeyouch, whether they call themselves straight, gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, questioning, or two-spirited."

The Two-Spirited Community Support Conference was held in Montreal on February 16 and 17.

"Two-spirited" is used by some Indigenous people to describe someone who has both a masculine and a feminine spirit.

Bosum's message had never before been uttered publicly by a James Bay Cree grand chief, according to conference organizer Mathias (Maloose) Jolly, adding it's a message young Cree who might be questioning their sexuality desperately need to hear.


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