Solidarity With Two Spirit Warrior Society

At Standing Rock and across the expansive, multi-state, length of the Dakota Access Pipeline, Water Protectors are risking everything to lay down their medicine, send up their prayers and place their bodies in the way of the Black Snake.  This struggle continues, the Black Snake has not yet been defeated.

Among these Water Protectors are our 2Spirit comrades who have been throwing down since the beginning, who commit to continue the fight on the ground to protect, land, water, air and all the creatures of our Mother Earth.

Recently two very close friends of ours, St’at’imc and Anishinape Water Protectors, have reached out for support and much needed resources.

These 2 Water Protectors have been central to the establishment of a 2Spirit Warrior Society throwing down in the struggle against DAPL.  It was established so that 2Spirit Water Protectors who are not Pacifists nor their apologists, can be true to themselves among people with shared experiences while coordinating for themselves and in collaboration with other camps involved at Standing Rock.  Unsurprisingly the 2Spirit crew does not receive a lot of visibility, which as we know is not always safe and desirable, and thus a lot of the resources do not make it to them.

In response to this call from our loved ones we have committed to coordinate support from afar and so have reached out further to our Queer and 2Spirit network of Land Defender friends in so-called Vancouver, Oakland California, NY, Seattle and Great Falls MA to create a small core of coordinators across turtle island in solidarity.

Our friends have communicated that they need a 4×4 truck with a trailer.  This will help them move materials, get their crew to actions and get their crew to their court dates.

They have also asked for a Yurt so that they have adequate shelter to hold it down.

We are currently coordinating with friends to source, purchase and deliver these needed items.  What we need from you is the funds to make all this possible.

If you have any questions please direct them to: twospirit2016@gmail.com