Two-Spirit figures today

Get to know these Indigenous changemakers, writers and artists. Read and connect with their stories:

1. Geo Neptune is a Passamaquoddy Two-Spirit activist and storyteller. Neptune is also a master basket maker. They are known for their signature style of baskets that include a variety of materials. Read about them in Notable Native People, an illustrated book profiling and celebrating 50 notable Indigenous people. 
2. Lady Shug, also known as Ky Victor, is a member of the Diné  (Navajo) Nation. They use she/her and they/them pronouns. Lady Shug is a drag persona and activist who has been fighting for equal rights for LGBTQ and Two-Spirit folks, specifically in rural areas and reservations. In My Life: Growing Up Native in America you can read essays and poems highlighting their individual experience.
3. Charlie Amaya Scott is part of the Diné (Navajo) Nation. She has a Ph.D. in Higher Education and uses her knowledge to be an advocate. Her work centers Black and Indigenous Queer and Trans Peoples. Get insight on who they are in My Life: Growing Up Native in America.
4. Ma-Nee Chacaby is an Ojibwe-Cree activist and writer. A Two-Spirit Journey: The Autobiography of a Lesbian Ojibwa-Cree Elder takes you through Chacaby’s early life through adulthood. Learn about what they overcame and how this memoir provides insights into challenges still faced by many Indigenous people.
5. Joshua Whitehead is a Two-Spirit writer who is an Oji-Cree member of the Peguis First Nation in Manitoba. In his debut poetry collection Full-metal Indigiqueer, Zoa the main character, is a Two-Spirit Indiqueer who reviews popular works of literature to re-center the lives of Two-Spirit individuals.
6. Gabe Calderón, an author and artist with Mi’kmaq and Anishinabe ancestry, has won many literary awards. Màgòdiz is their first novel. It’s a story about a person in a ruined world who refuses allegiance to the ruler of their country.