b'INCLUSIVITYINDIGICENTRIC AND INCLUSIVE By Ali Darnay and Megan FeheleyCreating safe and welcoming spaces for 2SLGBTQ+ Indigenous studentsM any Indigenous and non-Indigenous educators6. ETFO 2SLGBTQ+ ResourcesIn an effort to are aware of the need to help their 2SLGBTQ+continue providing resources for members, students Indigenous students feel safe, welcome,and the community at large, Elementary Teachers respected and included in their classroomsbut theyFederation of Ontario (ETFO) members have dont always know where or how to begin.curated a bank of resources and websites that can With this in mind, we reached out to resident Indspirebe referenced to address 2SLGBTQ+ education. experts Ali Darnay and Megan Feheley for a list ofEducators can use this landing page to find sites that resources and tips to help with this important process.can help support their pedagogy and students.Check them out and get ready to add some great info to7. your own personal toolkit! The Two-Spirited People of Manitoba began in 1986 in Winnipeg. A group of concerned community 1.members came together to support each other The Native Youth Sexual Health Network (NYSHN) is an organization by and for Indigenous youth thatand plan community events; it became a non-profit works across issues of sexual and reproductiveorganization in September 2007.health, rights and justice throughout the United States and Canada. Its a wonderful collection of8. Two Spirits, One Voice (trigger warning for sensitive resources produced by and for 2SLGBTQ+ Indigenouscontent) is an Egale Canada initiative that seeks to youth. They have many valuable toolkits, includingbolster support for persons that identify both as You Are Made of Medicine, a Mental Health PeerLGBTQI and Indigenous Two Spirit people. Funded Support Manual for Indigiqueer, Two-Spirit, LGBTQ+,through the Ministry of Community Safety and and Gender Non-Conforming Indigenous youth. Correctional Services, this program works with educators, healthcare workers, law enforcement 2.and other community service providers to ensure Two Spirit Resource DirectoryNYSHN put together the Two Spirit Youth Section of this Two Spiritthat all services within a community are equipped Resource Directory by the National Confederacy ofto provide inclusive and cultural aware services with Two Spirit Organizations and Northeast Two Spiritregards to gender and sexuality. A video, funded Society. through both the Tegan and Sara Foundation and 3.Laidlaw Foundation, attempts to educate the FOXYFOXY is a revolutionary program for young women and gender-diverse youth that promotesgeneral public on the history and barriers that mental and sexual health and healthy relationshipsimpact Two Spirit people in Canada. Two Spirit is across the North. (And one of the creators, Dr.an English umbrella term to reflect and restore Candice Lys, is an Indspire Laureate!) Indigenous traditions forcefully suppressed by 4.colonization, honouring the fluid and diverse NWACs Project PEACE is a toolkit of five workbooksnature of gender and attraction and its connection to support Indigenous women, girls, Two-Spiritto community and spirituality. It is used by some people, men and boys who have experienced orIndigenous people rather than, or in addition to, witnessed violence and to help them to achieve theiridentifying as LGBTQI. dreams. The goal of this work is to promote safety and violence prevention in communities through9. Welcome to Re:searching for LGBTQ2S+ Health! engagement. These workbooks were created through This team of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, engaging Knowledge Holders, Elders and Indigenoustranssexual, Two Spirit, and queer (LGBTQ2S+) people in 13 different communities. and ally researchers focuses on understanding 5.how LGBTQ2S+ people experience physical and Pronouns Guide from the Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network (GLSEN)This comprehensiveemotional (mental) health, and how they access guide helps those who work with 2SLGBTQ+ youthhealth services. Their office is at the Dalla Lana respect students pronouns and gender differencesSchool of Public Health, University of Toronto, in the classroom, with tips on how to incorporatebut their work examines LGBTQ2S+ lives and gender-neutral language into your natural lexicon as anexperiences all over the province, and beyond. Their educator. The section on mistakes and misgendering ishelpful Resource page includes material on Two particularly relevant and especially important. Spirit Identity and Health. 26indspiration2021'