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🟥 The Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW) Crisis: A National Shame in North America

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Indigenous Culture: 🟥 Die Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW)-Krise: Eine nationale Schande Nordamerikas

Thousands of Indigenous women, girls, and Two-Spirit people across North America have gone missing or been murdered—often without proper investigations, media attention, or justice. The MMIW crisis reflects deep-rooted systemic violence rather than isolated incidents. What Does MMIW Mean? MMIW stands for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women. It refers to the ongoing crisis in the … Read more

Indigenous LGBTQ+ Two-Spirit People: A Tradition of Acceptance and Their Modern Struggle

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Indigenous Culture: Indigene LGBTQ+ Two-Spirit Menschen: Eine Tradition der Akzeptanz und ihr moderner Kampf

Amidst current societal debates about gender and identity, the world often looks with surprise at an almost forgotten fact: Many Indigenous cultures of the Americas have long known and honored people living beyond binary notions of man and woman. These individuals, known as Two-Spirit, embodied a third, often sacred, social and spiritual role. Their contemporary … Read more

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