1. Two Spirited Woman Priest In Ojibwe Spirits Country
A riveting novel written by Louise Erdrich that tells a story of a woman struggling with herself by trying to be a Catholic nun, then a farmer’s partner, and lastly a disguised woman Catholic priest in an Ojibwe country for over 80 years. Two worlds collide and as Agnes, Nanapush, Kashpaw, and the Ojibwes deal with their fate in an Ojibwe country

2. Main Ideas Subjugation of Native Americans Catholic Hypocrisy
Ojibwe Kinship and Clan System
Gender Identity
Two-spirited / Bardache
Sovereign Erotica

3. Subjugation to Reverse Native Americans
Native American Subjugation
Is history really about to repeat itself?
According to The Leadership Conference, Tribal Sovereignty can be referred to as, "the fight to preserve tribal sovereignty and treaty rights...Native American civil rights movement. The federal government has special trust obligations to protect tribal lands and resources, protect tribal rights to self- government, and provide services necessary for tribal survival and advancement...Federally recognized tribes are considered domestic dependent nations. Tribal sovereignty refers to the tribes' right to govern themselves, define their own membership, manage tribal property, and regulate tribal business and domestic relations; it further recognizes the existence of a government-to-government relationship between such tribes and the federal government."
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4. Catholic Hypocrisy still exists Excerpt of an article in Ottawalife
Rome recently reiterated a 2005 ban on any homosexual man from entering a Roman Catholic seminary, and added more insult to the injury. The only exception is for men who have overcome “transitory” and “adolescent homosexual tendencies” many years earlier.
In other words – what this insulting document says is that if you had the odd dream about another man a few years ago, or as a child, and were not entirely sure about your sexuality you might – just might – be allowed into a seminary.

5. A Patrillineal Clan System Self-governing structure
The Ojibwe Kinship and
A Patrillineal Clan System
Self-governing structure
The Native American had their own governing structure
A patrilleneal society with complexing relationships of their kinships and clans. Which worked for them since time immorial.
The Catholic Church and colonizers intent was to change and take away their way of life.

6. Gender Identity Gender Identity Gender persons
The term “Two-spirited” is widely used in many of North American Native Tribes and Canadian Indigenous Groups
“gender identity is a person’s perception of having a particular gender, which may or may not correspond with their birth sex”
“Ojibwe: Ininiikaazo, "Women who functioned as men or one who endeavors to be like a man."
Gender Identity

7. Two Spirits in American Indian Culture
Embracing the Niizh Manidoowag (two spirit) in Ojibwe Dance
We’wha a Zuni two-spirited
Pre-contact the two-spirited were of equal to the all gender in the Ojibwe social order.
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Two Spirits in American Indian Culture

8. Sovereign Erotica By expressions - that heal
Sovereign Eroticas a novel
By Qwo-Li and Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm
A sovereign erotic is use of historical, tribally-specific knowledge to heal colonial sexual violence. The term was coined by scholar, artist, and activist Qwo-Li Driskill (Cherokee) in the essay Stolen From our Bodies: First Nations Two-Spirits/Queers and the Journey to a Sovereign Erotic
Both authors explain that only when we shed the pain through expression of writing, arts, and play will lead us toward healing
Sovereign Erotica

9. Question Please answer question below
1) Do you think that the Catholic Church will address the issues of gender identity in the 21st Century? Yes or No. Giver your opinion.

10. Work Cited
Ruffo, Armand Garnet, and Heather Macfarlane. Introduction to indigenous literary criticism in Canada. Broadview Press, Driskill, Qwo-Li. “Stolen From Our Bodies: First Nations Two Spirits/Queers and the Journey to Sovereign Erotic.” Introduction to Indigenous Literary Criticism in Canada, edited by Heather MacFarlane, Ruffo, 2016, pp Akiwenzie-Damm, Kateri. “Erotica, Indigenous Style.” Introduction to Indigenous Literary Criticism in Canada, edited by Heather MacFarlane, Ruffo, 2016, pp MacFarlane, Ruffo, 2016, pp Akiwenzie-Damm, Kateri. “Erotica, Indigenous Style.” Introduction to Indigenous Literary Criticism in Canada, edited by Heather MacFarlane, Ruffo, 2016, pp “Ojibwe.” , Accessed 15. Nov “Two Spirit.” , Accessed 15. Nov. 2107

11. “Anishinaabe Clan System
“Anishinaabe Clan System.” Wikipedia The Free Encyclopedia, 2015, Accessed 15. Nov. 2017
“Gender Identity.” English Oxford Living Dictionary, 2017, Accessed 15. Nov. 2017
“Subjugation.” Merrim Webster, 2017, Accessed 15. Nov. 2017
“Hypocrisy Still Reigns in the Catholic Church.” Ottawa Life, 2017, Accessed 15. Nov. 2017
“Ininiikaazo” , Accessed 15. Nov. 2017
“Tsilhqot’in Gender” , Accessed 15. Nov. 2017
“Wampum Belt” , Accessed 15. Nov. 2017