Namaji : two-spirit organizing in Montreal, Canada

F. Meyer-Cook, D. Labelle

This article traces the authors_ involvement in Two-Spirit organizing in Montreal since 1995. The term "Two-Spirit" is often used by lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered (LGBT) people of Aboriginal descent in both the U.S. and Canada. The authors explore the multifaceted aspects of organizing within a Two-Spirit community. They begin with an examination of contemporary challenges facing Two-Spirit people within Canadian society and then provide several concrete examples of local organizing, ranging from the creation of an educational video on HIV/AIDS and participation in a collaborative project with a school of social work to national and international alliance-building.KEYWORDS. Two-Spirit, Canada, Montreal, aboriginal, video, social work, international[Copies are available from: Haworth Document Delivery Center. The Haworth Press, Inc., 10 Alice Street, Binghamton, NY 13904-1580, USA]