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Title: Two Spirit/LGBT Rights Toolkit for Tribal Governments Introduced
Post by: Shana A on September 27, 2012, 10:38:53 AM
Post by: Shana A on September 27, 2012, 10:38:53 AM
Two Spirit/LGBT Rights Toolkit for Tribal Governments Introduced
By Gale Courey Toensing September 26, 2012
http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2012/09/26/two-spiritlgbt-rights-toolkit-for-tribal-governments-introduced-136018 (http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2012/09/26/two-spiritlgbt-rights-toolkit-for-tribal-governments-introduced-136018)
A first-of-its-kind guide complete with sample legal language is now available for tribal governments to adopt or amend their laws to recognize the rights of all their citizens, including Two Spirit and lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people.
The "Tribal Equity Toolkit: Tribal Resolutions and Codes to Support Two Spirit and LGBT Justice in Indian Country" made its debut on September 26 when it was introduced to delegates at the Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians' 59th Annual Fall Convention at the Wild Horse Resort & Casino in Pendleton, Oregon.
"Our hope is to begin to construct a cohesive narrative about Two Spirit & LGBT Natives within our own Tribal communities and for those stories to compel us to take action," said Se-ah-dom Edmo, director of the Indigenous Ways of Knowing Program at Lewis & Clark College, which developed the toolkit in partnership with the Native American Program of Legal Aid Services of Oregon, Basic Rights Oregon and the Western States Center. The Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians supported the work.
By Gale Courey Toensing September 26, 2012
http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2012/09/26/two-spiritlgbt-rights-toolkit-for-tribal-governments-introduced-136018 (http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2012/09/26/two-spiritlgbt-rights-toolkit-for-tribal-governments-introduced-136018)
A first-of-its-kind guide complete with sample legal language is now available for tribal governments to adopt or amend their laws to recognize the rights of all their citizens, including Two Spirit and lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people.
The "Tribal Equity Toolkit: Tribal Resolutions and Codes to Support Two Spirit and LGBT Justice in Indian Country" made its debut on September 26 when it was introduced to delegates at the Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians' 59th Annual Fall Convention at the Wild Horse Resort & Casino in Pendleton, Oregon.
"Our hope is to begin to construct a cohesive narrative about Two Spirit & LGBT Natives within our own Tribal communities and for those stories to compel us to take action," said Se-ah-dom Edmo, director of the Indigenous Ways of Knowing Program at Lewis & Clark College, which developed the toolkit in partnership with the Native American Program of Legal Aid Services of Oregon, Basic Rights Oregon and the Western States Center. The Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians supported the work.