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LGBTQIA+ 16h
I want to make something clear in the most respectful way I can you aren’t two spirt if you’re not indigenous…. I’ve seen the label being used a lot lately by non indigenous people so I thought I’d make it clear
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Anonymous 14h

two spirit is the English umbrella word for all the individual Native American identities, which are VERY distinct. identifying as two-spirit is fundamentally a simplification of the cultural identity, so people identifying as two spirit on its own is satirical on so many levels

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Anonymous 15h

It’s crazy to me that people actually say shit like that. Like I just feel like they don’t hear themselves bc HUH

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 15h

No some people it’s just ignorance I don’t always blame it for just a general lack of knowledge

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 14h

Well yes but when I say I identify as Onya Daw people get confused

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 14h

I just happen to use the term two spirit cause it’s easier to explain but when someone asks I am Onya Daw people

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 14h

no but you have an actual identity beyond the simplification you tell other people, which is different from a white person saying they’re two spirit and getting confused when you ask which one 😭

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 14h

Ohhhhh I get what you’re saying 🤣 that does happen on occasion but I’m just saying the sentiment of using the term 2S as a white person just isn’t right. And I said it coming from me who is actually indigenous…. Maybe I could’ve phrased my post a bit better 😭

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 14h

no no I understood your post lol, I’m just saying they’re weird for that since it’s inherently a cultural thing AND half the time they don’t even realize two-spirit is a group of identities, not just one 😭

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 14h

you phrased it well, I think we’re just misunderstanding each other

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 10h

what does it mean to you to be onya daw? i'm native on my mom's side & have heard the term 2 spirit but never knew there were different specific kinds and i'm having a hard time finding info about it online but am really interested. can you lay out what the different kinds are, what the differences mean/what it means to you to be your identity?

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 10h

also like just recommend resources since i get its a lot to explain & you don't owe anything to me

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Anonymous replying to -> #3 10h

May have to DM you I can talk a LOT about this 🤣

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Anonymous replying to -> #3 8h

DM’d you!

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