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Trudie Jackson wins Native HIV/AIDS award |
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Sep 08, 2008 at 06:44 PM |
 Trudie Jackson of Phoenix, Arizona has won the 2008 Marty Prairie Award for her HIV/AIDS education and prevention work with underserved populations (mostly the Native American transgender community). The award is awarded yearly by the National Native American AIDS Prevention Center.
Read more regarding her award:
Indian Country Today
Press Release from NNAAPC
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Well Wishes Arrive to Mark 20th Anniversary of International Two Spirit Gathering |
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Sep 02, 2008 at 11:02 PM |
 MINNEAPOLIS- Sept 2- Indigenous LGBT people from across North America and Hawaii convened in Sandstone, Minnesota, from August 28 to September 1 to observe two decades of grassroots success. An annual intertribal meeting of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Native community representatives has been hosted in communities from Montreal to California and Vancouver to Kansas City since 1988 reaching some 3,200 people.
“This has been an alcohol and chemical free event for 20 years and it is focused on healing, ceremony, cultural revitalization and social strengthening. What is different about this gathering is we opened it to the media for the first time. Journalists and professional film crews representing Hollywood visited with us and documented our stories, our leaders and our vision for the next two decades,” noted Richard LaFortune, national director of Two Spirit Press Room, sponsoring organization of the event.
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Oregon tribe says YES to same-sex marriage |
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Aug 27, 2008 at 07:22 PM |
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The Coquille Indian Tribe, on the southern Oregon coast, has adopted a law recognizing same-sex marriage. As far as NativeOUT knows, this is the first tribe in the nation to pass a law allowing same-sex marriage. The Cherokee Nation and the Navajo Nation have both passed laws banning same-sex marriage. Click here to read more about this story. |
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Register 20th Int'l Two-Spirit Gathering Online! |
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Jul 19, 2008 at 01:17 AM |
You can now register for the 20th Anniversary International Two-Spirit Gathering online. You can pay for registration online too! The gathering is taking place in Sandstone, MN from August 28 - September 1, 2008 at the Audubon Center of the North Woods. This event is for Native community members (especially Native LGBTQ/Two-Spirit), their partners and families.
Commemorative posters are also available online. Proceeds support programming and participation by Native Elders, youth, and women. You can donate $15 for 1 poster (plus $5 shipping/handling) or $25 for 2 posters (plus $5 shipping/handling).
Go to http://www.intltwospiritgathering.org.
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