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Two-Spirit and Indigequeer books for teens from Multcolib Teens

Fiction and nonfiction books and other resources for middle and high school teens. Two-spirit is a pan-Indigenous term created by Indigenous folks in 1990. Some now choose the term Indigequeer (also spelled ‘Indigiqueer’) which was coined in 2004. Both terms encompass a wide spectrum of sexual, gender and/or spiritual identity. It is important to note that Two-spirit and Indigequeer are not meant to replace traditional terms, as each tribal nation has specific customs and understandings of gender and sexuality.

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  • Miikwan and Dez are best friends. Miikwan's Anishinaabe; Dez is Inninew. Together, the teens navigate the challenges of growing up in an urban landscape. However, when Dez's grandmother becomes too sick, Dez is told she can't stay with her…
    Graphic NovelWinnipeg, Manitoba : HighWater Press, [2018] — ygn SPILLETTS 2018
  • Miikwan and Dez's stories continue. On top of everything else in her life, Dez is coming into her identity as a Two-Spirit person. Miikwan is crushing on the school's new kid Riel and doesn't really understand what Dez is going through.…
    Graphic NovelWinnipeg, Manitoba : HighWater Press, [2020] — ygn SPILLETTS 2020
  • Anishinaabe culture and storytelling meet Alice in Wonderland in this coming-of-age graphic novel that explores Indigenous and gender issues through a fresh yet familiar looking glass.
    Graphic NovelToronto ; Berkeley : Annick Press Ltd, [2022] — jgn LAPENSEE 2022
  • Seventeen-year-old Elatsoe ("Ellie" for short) can raise the ghosts of dead animals, a skill passed down through generations of her Lipan Apache family. Her beloved cousin has just been murdered, in a town that wants no prying eyes. But…
    BookMontclair [New Jersey] : Levine Querido, 2020. — y LITTLEBAD 2020
  • Fifteen-year-olds Nina and Oli come from different words--she is a Lipan Apache living in Texas and he is a cottonmouth from the Reflecting World--but their lives intersect when Oli journeys to Earth to find a cure for his ailing friend…
    BookMontclair [New Jersey] : Levine Querido, 2021. — y LITTLEBAD 2021
  • Thirteen-year-old Chase's life and identity should be simple. He's the goalie for his hockey team. He's a friend to Kevin and Jade. He's Kookum's youngest grandchild. He's a boy. He should like girls. But it's not that simple, and real…
    Graphic NovelWinnipeg, Manitoba : HighWater Press, [2024] — ygn MCLEOD 2024
  • Shane tries to share his grief about his younger sister's suicide with his girlfriend, but she's too concerned with her own needs to offer him much comfort. What he really wants is to be able to turn to the one person on the rez whom he…
    BookToronto ; Berkeley : Annick Press, [2018] — y JONES 2018
  • Love Beyond Body, Space, and Time

    An Indigenous LGBT Sci-fi Anthology

    An anthology of science fiction and urban fantasy stories starring First Nations and Metis characters with a LGBT and two-spirit theme.
    Book[Winnipeg, Manitoba] : Bedside Press, [2016] — y LOVE 2016
  • Love After the End

    An Anthology of Two-Spirit & Indigiqueer Speculative Fiction

    This book showcases a number of new and emerging 2SQ (Two-Spirit and queer) Indigenous writers from across Turtle Island. The authors show how queer Indigenous communities can bloom and thrive through Utopian narratives that detail the…
    BookVancouver, BC : Arsenal Pulp Press, [2020] — FICTION LOVE 2020
  • Moonshot

    the Indigenous Comics Collection. Volume 2

    Original comic book and graphic novel stories, including a Queer utopia, written by Indigenous authors from across North America.
    Graphic Novel[Oakville, Ontario] : Alternate History Comics, [2017] — ygn MOONSHOT 2017
  • Apple

    Skin to the Core : a Memoir in Words and Pictures

    Gansworth, Eric, 1965-
    The author recalls his childhood on a Tuscarora reservation, the way his early interest in art and pop culture (Batman, the Beatles) made him stand out among his peers, and his adulthood as a gay man after leaving the reservation.
    BookMontclair [New Jersey] : Levine Querido, 2020. — y 970.00497 G199a 2020
  • The Power of Style

    How Fashion and Beauty Are Being Used to Reclaim Cultures

    Allaire, Christian, 1992-
    "As a fashion-obsessed Ojibwe teen, Christian Allaire rarely saw anyone that looked like him in the magazines or movies he looked to for inspiration. Now the Fashion and Style Writer for Vogue, he is working to change that--because clothes…
    BookToronto ; Berkeley : Annick Press, [2021] — y 391 A4169p 2021
  • 18-year-old Louisa "Lou" (Métis) has enough confusion in front of her this summer. She'll be working in her family's ice-cream shack with her newly ex-boyfriend--whose kisses never made her feel desire, only discomfort--and her former best…
    BookNew York, NY : Heartdrum, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2022. — y FERGUSON 2022
  • Josh has always felt out of place and ashamed of his attraction to other boys, and as he struggles to come to terms with his sexuality, he learns some important lessons about his heritage and his own beliefs.
    UnknownTucson : University of Arizona Press, ©2001. — FICTION WOMACK
  • A health resource for Native youth, by Native youth, providing content and stories about the topics that matter most to them. The site contains over 330 health and wellness pages that have been reviewed by Native youth and topical experts.…
    Web resource
  • Paths (Re)membered centers Two Spirit and LGBTQ+ Indigenous youth. The site includes a toolkit for families and community to refer to for learning more about Two Spirit and Indigiqueer identities.
    Web resource