Two-Spirit Royalty, 2017. PHOTO COURTESY OF POWWOWS.COM For centuries before the arrival of European colonists on Turtle Island, Indigenous peoples in North America recognized and honored those called Two-Spirit (2S) because they carried two spirits with them, both male and female. According to the Canadian non-profit The Indigenous Foundation (TIF), 2S people were seen as gifted and were often the healers, medicine people, and visionaries withi…
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