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The movement of indigenous people towards the use of the specific term Two-Spirit originates in the 1990's. However, in the use of the and claiming of the its identity there exists both deep ancestral connections as well as present day indigenous people's ability to actively reject and oppose normative colonial language that fails to fully encompass the range of gender and sexual identities that exists within indigenous communities. In contribution to the continued education of individuals Neptune published a video in 2018 about the meaning of Two-Spirit.

Kuhn, R., Vigil, A., & Villaseñor, R. (2019, May 5). Two-spirit voices: Returning to the Circle. GLBT Historical Society. Retrieved October 19, 2021, from https://www.glbthistory.org/two-spirit-voices.

Fewster, P. H. (n.d.). Two-spirit community. Researching for LGBTQ Health. Retrieved October 19, 2021, from https://lgbtqhealth.ca/community/two-spirit.php.

Ansloos, J., Zantingh, D., Ward, K., McCormick, S., & Siriwattakanon, C. B. (2021). Radical Care and Decolonial Futures: Conversations on Identity, Health, and Spirituality with Indigenous Queer, Trans, and Two-Spirit Youth. International Journal of Child, Youth & Family Studies, 12(3/4), 74–103. https://doi-org.fortlewis.idm.oclc.org/10.18357/ijcyfs123-4202120340