Native America Calling: LGBTQ2+ identity is more than just an artistic expression

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Native America Calling: LGBTQ2+ identity is more than just an artistic expression

Wednesday, September 3, 2025

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LGBTQ2+ identity is more than just an artistic expression

Indigenous Two-Spirit and LGBTQ+ artists often add another layer of expression to their work and stories.

On top of celebrating their tribal and personal identities, they’re bringing stories and voices forward that aren’t often heard from elsewhere. They can also provide recognition and support for other LGBTQ2+ people searching for connection.

Tune in to take a look at three new and upcoming Indigenous Two-Spirit and LGBTQ+ art exhibits. First, there is “Queering Indigeneity” coming to the Minnesota Museum of American Art.

Also, “Two-Spirit and MMIW/R Voices” is touring Minnesota. Then there’s “Two-Spirit and Gender Diversity through History” at the new Orillia Recreation Centre in Ontario, Canada.

APTN News: Queering Indigeneity: Groundbreaking exhibit spotlights Two-Spirit and queer artists

Lakeland PBS: ‘Two Spirit and MMIW/R Voices’ Traveling Exhibit Opens in Bemidji

A display case in “Two-Spirit and Gender Diversity through History” at the Orillia Recreation Centre in Orillia, Ontario, in Canada. Photo: City of Orillia

Guests on Native America Calling

Penny Kagigebi (White Earth Ojibwe), artist and emerging curator

Dr. Kate Beane (Flandreau Santee Dakota and Muscogee), executive director of the Minnesota Museum of American Art in St. Paul, Minnesota

Arnold Dahl-Wooley (Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe), national public speaker, advocate for the Two-Spirit LGBTQ+ community through the organization Two-Spirit Advocacy, and Twin City Pride’s BIPOC Leader of the Year in the Twin Cities of Minnesota

Jessica Martin (Métis), goldsmith, fiddle player, and yoga instructor

Monica Loney, Métis visual artist