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Tribal Youth Resource Center Podcast: Grandma Says ... Celebrate

NCJ Number
309887
Date Published
November 2024
Annotation

This episode of the Tribal Youth Resource Center Podcast highlights the history and concepts 2-Spirit LGBTQ+ individuals and celebrates their role in Native communities.

Abstract

In this episode of the Tribal Youth Resource Center (TYRC) Podcast, host Jeri Brunoe speaks with two guests, Alejandra Breeyare-Gomez, a Native Youth Leader and advocate for foster-care children, and Gavrielle Brunoe, a Native Youth Leader and Youth Facilitator Trainer, about celebrating Two Spirit LGBTQ+ relatives. This podcast episode highlights the guests' lived experience with demystifying misconceptions about the 2S-LGBTQ+ community, the importance of "belonging" within their Tribes, and some historical background on the topic. The podcasters also discuss ways to support Native youth within youth programs, Youth Healing to Wellness Courts, and outreach and support for youth and communities that are justice-involved or impacted.