Thursday, November 29, 2018 - 12:00pm to 1:15pm
Kirwan Institute for Race and Ethnicity
“A Brief History of LGBT/Two-Spirit Native American Activism and Experience, 1970-2010”
Presentation by Daniel Rivers, Associate Professor of History and Faculty Lead, American Indian Studies Program
Professor Rivers' talk comes from his current book project and will cover the history of 1970's gay and lesbian Native American organizing, Native American lesbian feminisms, HIV/AIDS activism in LGBT Native communities, and the founding and development of Two-Spirit movements nationwide.