TODAY AND TOMORROW! Two spirit Anishinaabe influencer Giiwedin Indizhinikaaz

[Edith Ellis]

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*Indigenous creator from the Anishinaabe Tribe, Giiwedin Indizhinikaaz, is
a Two-Spirit, indigenous*

*rights activist who was included in GLAAD’s 20 under 20 BIPOC honorees in
2022. With over 400,000followers on TikTok, they invite you to learn about
the Ojibwe language, culture and the Two Spirit identity. *
*They invite viewers to learn about indigenous, pre colonial concepts of
gender that recognize multiple*
*identities and fall outside of the dominant western gender binary.*


*A series of sessions that center Indigenous knowledge, community care, and
anti-colonialapproaches to living will be offered at the following dates
and times:*


*MONDAY, APRIL 13SINCE TIME IMMEMORIAL: DECOLONIZING GENDER*
4pm: Alumni Conference Room, Angell College Center
Giiwedin shares their journey of using social media to celebrate two-spirit
identity, the
importance of cultural preservation, and the power of storytelling.

*TUESDAY, APRIL 14 (two events)*

*BEYOND THE BINARY: GENDER IDENTITY, EXPRESSION AND EXPERIENCEPanel
Discussion*
11 - 12:30pm: Alumni Conference Room, Angell College Center
Exploring transgender and nonbinary experiences at a time when gender
identity is at the center of
many national debates.

*FIRESIDE CHAT WITH GIIWEDIN INDIZHINIKAAZ*
6pm - 8pm: Angell College Center Courtyard Fire Pit (Drop-in)
(Inclement weather location: Angell College Center, 2nd Floor Flynt Commons)
Giiwedin (they/them) is an Ojibwe Two-Spirit Influencer who uses social
media to share about their
culture, indigenous and environmental issues, and queer indigenous history
and acceptance.
April 13 to April 14, 2026




*For questions, please contact:Tonya Cribb, Museum Director,
at tcurr006 at plattsburgh.edu <tcurr006 at plattsburgh.edu> orChris Chamars,
Coordinator for Multicultural Initiatives, at ccham011 at plattsburgh.edu
<ccham011 at plattsburgh.edu>*
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