JuliesBits 🇺🇲 🍑In response to the information in the [shared] article below, I've just upped my monthly donation to PBS. I had already dropped my subscription to Paramount before this news.
RachelIndieverse in Denver tonight has been excellent. Support public radio in these crazy times if you can.
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Paul JorgensenTune in to 88.1 FM #Chattanooga or WUTC.org to listen to my hosting the Richard Winham Show from 10-12 EDT. It’s a great way to start your week! #wutc #supportpublicradio https://wutc.org
DoomsdaysCWFor #TwoSpirits, An Opportunity To Reclaim Acceptance Across #IndianCountry
#KLCC | By Brian Bull
Published November 29, 2018
"The term '#TwoSpirit' in #NativeAmerican culture often describes a person possessing both male and female spirits. And they’ve been around well before the Santa Maria or the Mayflower dropped anchor. And while 'Two Spirit has been used for Indians who identify as gay, bisexual, or transgender…many say there’s more to it than that. KLCC’s Brian Bull explores a community that’s finding its voice again after generations of oppression, prejudice, and oversight.
"This summer, the annual #Powwow in #SiletzOregon presented something subtle…yet powerful.
"A new sign affirming tribal members could compete in the gender category of their preference debuted at this year's annual #SiletzPowWow.
"Lisa Norton, a member of the #ConfederatedTribesOfSiletz Indians, explains.
"'It’s a competition pow-wow, so people dance in categories…traditionally male or female.
"'So one of the things we wanted to do was #ungender that, so we were able to post a sign that said we were an open and affirming pow-wow. And that people could feel free to compete in the category they desired.'
"It was the first time such a sign was posted at the event. This pleased #JackieCloud, a Chippewa who identifies as a 'Two Spirit'.
"'And I also saw Two Spirit individuals out there dancing. And I was like, 'YEAH! Cool!'
"Cloud joined the other dancers.
"'Y’know there’s that twinge of excitement, exhilaration, oh like…it’s okay. And I commented to someone that I was with there at the pow-wow, and she said, 'That’s where we need to be. That’s where we need to be going.'
"'And so I was very proud of the tribe of #Siletz to…to acknowledge that.'"
#Decolonize #NonBinary #GBLTQI #Activism #GBLTQ #GBLTQAcceptance #SupportPublicRadio #Reclamation #Indigiqueer
InkAn excellent show! HOWL on CIUT 89.5 FM put up their July 2023 open mic show, which I close out with my #poem "Diagnosis." Listen to it via the embedded player on the page (https://ciut.fm/shows/howl/), play it via podbean, or download it here: https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/download/tzkxvc/HOWL_JULY_25_20239uco7.mp3. #SupportPublicRadio #poetry
Howl - CIUT.FM
Howl showcases mostly Canadian music groups and individuals. The spoken word includes: Beat Generation, Neo Beat, Gadist poetry, surrealist dadaist, dub, hip hop , rap, sound poets, deconstructivists, Afro Can, Native Canadian, Spanisha and French Canadian. Also works by Dead Poets Society including Edgar A. Poe and Byron.