<div dir="ltr"><div><img src="cid:ii_mnn95rxi0" alt="PSAM2026SP_AnishinaabeIGSQ.png" width="454" height="454"></div><div><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small">Indigenous creator from the Anishinaabe Tribe, Giiwedin Indizhinikaaz, is a Two-Spirit, indigenous</div><div style="font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;margin:0px;padding:0px;background-position:50% 0%;background-repeat:no-repeat;word-break:break-word;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase"><div style="font-size:12px;line-height:18px;margin:0px;font-weight:400;text-transform:none"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small;font-family:verdana,sans-serif">rights activist who was included in GLAAD’s 20 under 20 BIPOC honorees in 2022. With over 400,000<br>followers on TikTok, they invite you to learn about the Ojibwe language, culture and the Two Spirit identity. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small;font-family:verdana,sans-serif">They invite viewers to learn about indigenous, pre colonial concepts of gender that recognize multiple</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small;font-family:verdana,sans-serif">identities and fall outside of the dominant western gender binary.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small;font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small;font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><b>A series of sessions that center Indigenous knowledge, community care, and anti-colonial<br>approaches to living will be offered at the following dates and times:</b></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small;font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br><b>MONDAY, APRIL 13</b><br><font color="#ff0000">SINCE TIME IMMEMORIAL: DECOLONIZING GENDER</font><br>4pm: Alumni Conference Room, Angell College Center<br>Giiwedin shares their journey of using social media to celebrate two-spirit identity, the<br>importance of cultural preservation, and the power of storytelling.<br><br><b>TUESDAY, APRIL 14</b><br><font color="#ff0000">BEYOND THE BINARY: GENDER IDENTITY, EXPRESSION AND EXPERIENCE<br>Panel Discussion</font><br>11 - 12:30pm: Alumni Conference Room, Angell College Center<br>Exploring transgender and nonbinary experiences at a time when gender identity is at the center of<br>many national debates.<br><br><font color="#ff0000">FIRESIDE CHAT WITH GIIWEDIN INDIZHINIKAAZ</font><br>6pm - 8pm: Angell College Center Courtyard Fire Pit (Drop-in)<br>(Inclement weather location: Angell College Center, 2nd Floor Flynt Commons)<br>Giiwedin (they/them) is an Ojibwe Two-Spirit Influencer who uses social media to share about their<br>culture, indigenous and environmental issues, and queer indigenous history and acceptance.<br>April 13 to April 14, 2026<br><br><br><i>For questions, please contact:<br>Tonya Cribb, Museum Director, at <a href="mailto:tcurr006@plattsburgh.edu" target="_blank">tcurr006@plattsburgh.edu</a> or<br>Chris Chamars, Coordinator for Multicultural Initiatives, at <a href="mailto:ccham011@plattsburgh.edu" target="_blank">ccham011@plattsburgh.edu</a></i></div></div></div><div class="gmail-yj6qo"></div><div class="gmail-adL" style="font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;margin:0px;padding:0px;background-position:50% 0%;background-repeat:no-repeat;word-break:break-word"><br></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;background-position:50% 0%;background-repeat:no-repeat;word-break:break-word;display:inline-block;line-height:18px"><div style="font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;margin:0px;padding:0px;background-position:50% 0%;background-repeat:no-repeat;word-break:break-word;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase"><div style="font-size:12px;line-height:18px;margin:0px;font-weight:400;text-transform:none"><div style="font-size:14px;line-height:18px;margin:0px;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase"><br></div></div></div><div style="font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;margin:0px;padding:0px;background-position:50% 0%;background-repeat:no-repeat;word-break:break-word"><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>