As They Are: Two-Spirit People in the Modern World

A Film by Mike Garrido and Tarek Tohme
Featuring: Elton Naswood (Najajo)
Ben Lucero Wolf (Kiowa)
and Richard Eric Dearmore (Paiute)
Special Thanks to Evan Hughes, AIDS Project Los Angeles and the Red Circle Project

[@christastic100]

Imagine if people were more like the native American people. I'm sure we would all be much happier.

[@WadeKing-dm2hw]

Well, we should love our neighbors as we do ourselves and our own families.. There is only one race. and that is that is the Human Race. The Two Legged. We are all brothers and Sisters. No reason to harm or hate one of our brothers and sisters because they are different from us. Every person has their own path they were given by The Creator. They have a right to a good life and right to be happy just as we all do. Blessings to you and your good heart.

[@jackbaker4459]

Two-Spirit Two-Spirit never forget who you are. A light to this world as bright as a star. You are born as healers to humanity. Together we can cure it's insanity. Mother Earth gave you this gift. Of two-spirits to heal this rift. Once seen as sacred and pure. Now a sinner the Abrahams abhor. Persecuted you are but strong is your heart. Shine a light to the world to pave this new start. Two-Spirit you are the visionaries of earth. Through your sacred guidance we will see a rebirth.

[@Faus4us]

+Jack Baker Awww, that was really touching. Thank you.

[@arcangelmaaze7804]

Jack Baker Thank you very much for this

[@Laurenmarierose]

LOVE

[@avirei98]

😭

[@johnathanfreeman2907]

Beautiful

[@Ganbarizer]

"I just was as I am" Boom. It's just that simple.

[@gfdffdfg1102]

"... was as I am"??? How can you be as you were? I seriously wonder what you mean by your comment? I find it illogical. But please explain.

[@antville5217]

I am two spirited and I've lost my entire family because of who i am , I am not allowed to see my nieces , nephews, aunt's , uncle ,cousins, or my mother because they are afraid i will put a negative impact on there young impressionable minds , So because of this I do not let people in to easy because why bother with the heart ache. One day this Blackfoot Cherokee with German Engineering will have my day in the Sun .

[@MA-mk9rl]

Antrobus Gina you are loved

[@MA-mk9rl]

Antrobus Gina you are loved by your ancestors You are loved by the sun You are loved by the earth and the water it holds You are loved by me and others like you Please do not ever stop being your true self you are you for a reason!

[@munii3216]

+M A awh that was so beautiful. ..thank the universe for souls like you still around❤💟💝stay blessed friend😊💞

[@Cargotwo101]

Antrobus Gina I understand what your are going thru. We continue to live with PEACE & HARMONY as beautiful PEOPLE. 😘😘😘

[@sazji]

💝💝💝💝💝

[@apachedishchiibikoh2724]

AWESOME!!! I met Ben Wolf at the Temcula powwow by san d.. he is a very nice guy and everyone seems to know and love him.. He has this calmness about him and when you talk to him he makes you feel at ease with no worries what so ever..

[@daniellemarks3462]

Much love and respect for your story being shared with us viewers also LBGQT. Thank you

[@StarlightChakraz]

This is amazing and really makes you rethink a lot and change perception of what’s important thank you ❤

[@MsStephaniegirl]

Im in New Zealand and we are sharing your wonderful videos xxxxxx

[@LaticiaMiles]

Inspirational, educational and spiritually awakening to me......#TwoSpiritPeople.#EmbraceU #EverythingGodmadeisGood

[@aFluffyWalrus]

Beautiful. Thank you for sharing this

[@teriross3779]

I first became aware of the two-spirit in the movie, Little Big Man, with Dustin Hofmann.

[@TheJimford]

Beautiful...well said...well done...well shared. Thank you

[@tinaking5532]

God bless you all. I respect all of you.. Sending love.....

[@anonymousanon3055]

lovely vid, thanks for posting it.

[@ttp436]

Richard is gorgeous!! Fascinating documentary. Thank you for sharing

[@mikewaterfoot2928]

This is a beautiful posting

[@stephanieinthewild2678]

As well as having two spirits the transgender, gays and lesbians were born of a important purpose. The native Indians knew they are important and put them on higher shelf as in future they'd serve mankind in a life saving way..They were not born of Amy psychiatric disorder or just confused. Higher power created these beings for population control..They ate essential for our survival and should be respected. It was no accident they are born this way. It was life's survival.

[@patduffyforever]

The wef hymnbook

[@duaneadams5210]

Very informative. This is a good video. Thank You for making it.

[@xochitlfuchs4005]

thanks for sharing this video.

[@BillMurey-om3zw]

Piute two spirit here from Vegas, I just watched a video of a elder Navajo say on his channel two spirits are non existent, even our own peoples have bigotry prejudice.

[@1ynobe1a]

AWESOME!

[@Cargotwo101]

TWO SPIRIT 🌈

[@Faus4us]

Native American born since day 1 #NatveAmericanPride#

[@TheLongjohntim]

I am more than just a label, I am a spiritual being created by The Great Creator and I am prefect. Though I am white I have always been drawn to the Native American spiritual beliefs. Wa-do! (thank you in Cherokee) Loved the video

[@ms.eddiespottedfeather6442]

Hi Elton!!😀 Ms. Eddie

[@daveiz5474]

beautiful stories!

[@LaOguldon]

Very well done.. keep up the good work

[@wackywally69420]

because of catholic missionaries theres no name for two spirit in my ancestors language dane-za zaage also known as beaver, my family was disconnected many generations ago because of missionaries. what language is left is dependent on what those catholic missionaries basically "allowed" to exist. i hope to help revitalize the language as well as connect to my two spirit identity if i can.

[@trishbidweptomshkodeosterh3885]

Bozho. Bodwéwadmi ndaw. M'netokwe ndaw 🏳️‍⚧️. Kijinja akwe ndezhnëkas

[@nickclark89]

As a spanish guy, I already loved native american culture before, now I LOVE it even more. Screw christianity...

[@gsl-zh4tw]

nickclark89 i understand ....but jesus taught love....catholicism is corrupted through its power...power corrupts ,absolute power corrupts absolutely....

[@baritonebynight]

nickclark89 The message of the Christ was unconditional love and spoke the Golden Rule. Don't throw out the baby with the bathwater. There are plenty of Christians who work hard for social justice (as did the Christ). It seems like that loudest ones are the reactionary conservative ones who focus more on judging others (like the Pharisee) vs following the message of the Christ.

[@Faus4us]

+baritonebynight Thank you so much. We need more people like you in this world.

[@kathleenwildman9427]

I am a Christian and I along with my whole church congregation support gay rights. Not all Christians are idiots.

[@nickclark89]

I'm talking about the religion, not individuals, my mother is christian too and she's a big LGBTQ ally.The (occidental) world has changed fortunately but the religion and hierarchy is still as homophobic like in the past.

[@cara2u]

Two spirits has nothing to do with the type of sex you like.

[@combobulated100]

yes, good but incomplete, one sided. The video misses a large proportion of the two spirit people, the transgender, gender variant as well as the gay women who are also part of this tradition.

[@Pinkrevenge101]

Reminds me of Stevonnie a from two characters make and female create in show Steven Universe

[@AntajuanGrady]

This is what I have been thinking for days that Native Americans ALREADY accepted gays. What reason would they have for not doing so? They believed in multiple Gods anyhow so why not accept gays?

[@ricofleurima6034]

Many of the ancient deities are 2 spirited, hermaphrodite, androgynous, it's very interesting to investigate this subject some more, we often get to learn so little about history, especially those things that matter a lot...

[@patduffyforever]

Bet they respected women tho something the trans community does not.

[@wackywally69420]

can u go somewhere else with ur bigotry this jsnt the place

[@ratrodnomadprospecttr1068]

Chief squats on poles ....lmfao

[@timwarcloud]

BAAAHHHAAA 😂🤣

[@godlessnative3702]

this is about gay dudes?

[@RandyLeverett-jm6bw]

There are two spirits in this world. A spirit of the living and a spirit of the dead. You are deceiving yourselves. Two people of the same sex can not participate in the game of life simply because they can not replicate. You can not make right wrong or up down to justify your sin. You can not enter the "straight gate" by way of the narrow road that leads to everlasting life because you chose the broad road to the land of the dead. I'm sorry you have chosen wrongly😢

[@kriskabin]

Two-Spirit people are all about ballence, but where was the equal representation in this film? Where were the Lesbians, or 4th gendered people??? L. Frank is a Two-Spirit Lesbian who's Indigenous to the L.A. area,....she should've been in this documentary! Plus other Lesbians. It's just ANOTHER case of men only thinking about themselves,...their stories only. It's interesting how even gay men fall into the mainstream patriarchal miopic mindset of wrongly assuming that their stories are the only ones that matter. This film is a prime example of this one sided exclusionary practice. NOT GOOD.👎

[@patduffyforever]

Yes. Also noteworthy is gay kids left to grow up are fine Noone felt to start puberty blockers or mutilating their sex organs. This is good for the gay community but as u say ignores lesbians( as usual) and does nothing to support the diabolical ops that are currently being performed on children. Neither do these people seek to eradicate the rights of women and children as trans network does.