DoomsdaysCW#TwoSpirit #Powwows: Shared Resources To Help Celebrate #Indigiqueer Joy
Two-Spirit powwows are forming out of community needs and more continue to pop up each year.
by Nika Bartoo-Smith, Underscore Native News + ICT June 5, 2026
"Two-Spirit powwows have been a growing space in nearly the last 15 years all across Turtle Island for Two-Spirit and Indigiqueer community members and allies.
"From one of the longest-running dedicated Two-Spirit powwows in San Francisco to the second annual in Montana, Two-Spirit powwows have two common goals: to share resources and celebrate Indigiqueer joy.
" 'We want to honor and celebrate the fact that even through #genocide, even through #assimilation, Two-Spirit and Indigiqueer folks are alive and thriving, and are contributing in endless ways to their own families, to their own communities, and to the world,' said #AngelFabian, executive director of the Bay Area American Indian Two-Spirits. Fabian is Ben’Zaa (Zapotecx) and Xicanx.
"As the #Trump administration has brought with it a wave of attacks on the rights of 2SLGBTQ+ people, especially trans rights, the importance of Two-Spirit powwows, societies and spaces are essential and continue to grow.
" 'We’re not going to go away, we’re not going to allow you to erase us and erase our culture, despite what the federal government and state legislatures continue to try and do,' said #DavidHerrera, Mestizo and adopted Blackfeet. Herrera is the co-founder and executive director of the Montana Two Spirit Society.
"Here’s a quick glance at the three Two-Spirit powwows that take place across the country, with two happening this summer."
