{"id":309,"date":"2024-10-29T13:18:14","date_gmt":"2024-10-29T18:18:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/waterlibrary.aqua.wisc.edu\/maadagindan\/?page_id=309"},"modified":"2025-04-08T15:16:03","modified_gmt":"2025-04-08T20:16:03","slug":"phoenix-gets-greater","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/waterlibrary.aqua.wisc.edu\/maadagindan\/phoenix-gets-greater\/","title":{"rendered":"Phoenix Gets Greater"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"309\" class=\"elementor elementor-309\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67a79818 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"67a79818\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6eb2e46a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6eb2e46a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Phoenix Gets Greater<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-197bae5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"197bae5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3be0ec e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b3be0ec\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33bf433 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"33bf433\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24dba92 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"24dba92\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Follow Phoenix as he learns about Two Spirit\/Niizh Manigoowag people, and finds out how special he truly is.<\/p><p>Themes: Gender affirming, culture affirming, family, acceptance<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51ae1e0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"51ae1e0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e709b4f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e709b4f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/waterlibrary.aqua.wisc.edu\/maadagindan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/phoenix-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-180\" alt=\"The cover of Phoenix Gets Greater has a child smiling with a pink blanket around their shoulders\" srcset=\"https:\/\/waterlibrary.aqua.wisc.edu\/maadagindan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/phoenix-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/waterlibrary.aqua.wisc.edu\/maadagindan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/phoenix-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/waterlibrary.aqua.wisc.edu\/maadagindan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/phoenix-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/waterlibrary.aqua.wisc.edu\/maadagindan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/phoenix.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-241c0788 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"241c0788\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72d36974 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"72d36974\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52538bf2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"52538bf2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About the Honored Guest (and Author)\u200b<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73bb8417 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"73bb8417\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Marty Wilson-Trudeau is an Anishinaabe Kwe writer originally from M\u2019Chigeeng, Ontario, and a drama teacher at St. Charles College in Sudbury, Ontario. She is a mother to two wonderful sons, Brandan and Phoenix Wilson.<\/p><p>Bio from Second Story Press.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-551f64a6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"551f64a6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4948e145 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4948e145\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/waterlibrary.aqua.wisc.edu\/maadagindan\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/MartyWilsonPicture-qwa7p00dst7sepq4np4raa78clxpziyv4uh8ff47du.jpeg\" title=\"Marty Wilson-Trudeau\" alt=\"Headshot portrait of Marty Wilson-Trudeau\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Photo Source: Second Story Press <\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c884c70 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c884c70\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c990d9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1c990d9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9769393 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9769393\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About the Author(s)\u200b<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a4b59e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7a4b59e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Phoenix Wilson is an Canadian Indigenous\/ Anishaabe actor. He was born in Sudbury, Ontario but his home community is M&#8217;Chigeeng First Nation, located on Manitoulin Island, home to the Anishinabek of the Three Fires Confederacy: Odawa, Ojibway and the Pottawattomi Nations. Phoenix has done movies, television shows and also voice over for a CBC Kids cartoon series &#8220;Song and Jax Maple Mysteries&#8221;. Phoenix was also a recent host for TVO series &#8220;My Home My Life&#8221;. Phoenix has also starred in a music video for the song &#8220;Suplex&#8221; by the Canadian group &#8220;A Tribe Called Red&#8221;.<\/p><p>Bio from IMDb.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6f0040 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c6f0040\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-126b003 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"126b003\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/waterlibrary.aqua.wisc.edu\/maadagindan\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/Screenshot-2024-10-29-130728-qwa7ri8w0wnbda320s4xxnfhdlkyigx3h93uhzeegk.png\" title=\"Phoenix Wilson\" alt=\"Headshot portrait of Phoenix Wilson\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Photo Source: BayToday<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b995e1a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b995e1a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a89601 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0a89601\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c77eff elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3c77eff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About the Illustrator <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0a085c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d0a085c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Megan Kyak-Monteith is an Inuk illustrator and painter born in Pond Inlet, Nunavut in 1997. She currently is living in Halifax, Nova Scotia and studying interdisciplinary arts at NSCAD University with a focus on painting. When she is not illustrating, she can be found watching movies or working in her studio on large scale oil paintings.<\/p><p>Bio from Strong Nations.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf0f840 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cf0f840\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca653f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ca653f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/waterlibrary.aqua.wisc.edu\/maadagindan\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/Screenshot-2023-12-21-at-12.39.12\u202fPM-qwa7su6npggxte5f8uuwytbzo90of17enudlz3fc28.png\" title=\"Megan Kyak-Monteith\" alt=\"Headshot portrait of Megan Kyak-Monteith\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Source: Artist, via InuitArt Quarterly<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cd497f2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6cd497f2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5869d947 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5869d947\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3eaf913 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3eaf913\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Discussion Questions<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36c8a036 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"36c8a036\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol><li>After being bullied by his classmates, Phoenix stops doing the things he loved. Have you ever stopped doing something you loved because of how other people treated you? What was something, or someone, that encouraged you to start again?\u00a0<\/li><li>The familial support that Phoenix receives is incredibly important, as was learning about his culture and the history of people who are Two Spirit\/Niizh Manidoowag. Why do you think that it was so important?<\/li><li>Even though Phoenix received support from his family, the bullying of his classmates was incredibly impactful. What are ways that you can provide support for those who are being bullied and stand up for them?<\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28ae6d15 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"28ae6d15\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33574869 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"33574869\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"466\" src=\"https:\/\/waterlibrary.aqua.wisc.edu\/maadagindan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-29-131054.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-314\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/waterlibrary.aqua.wisc.edu\/maadagindan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-29-131054.png 816w, https:\/\/waterlibrary.aqua.wisc.edu\/maadagindan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-29-131054-300x218.png 300w, https:\/\/waterlibrary.aqua.wisc.edu\/maadagindan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-29-131054-768x559.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Image from Phoenix Gets Greater <\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3426dd27 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3426dd27\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d2d4362 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7d2d4362\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Learning Activities<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37d2f3a e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"37d2f3a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a5a5b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1a5a5b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol><li>Looking through the book, how are Phoenix&#8217;s interests shown in the illustrations over time?<\/li><li>The love Phoenix receives from his mother and brother are evident throughout the book. Can you think of ways you are shown love, and how you can show love to those around you?<\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-690bb754 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"690bb754\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"636\" height=\"652\" src=\"https:\/\/waterlibrary.aqua.wisc.edu\/maadagindan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-29-131258.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-315\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/waterlibrary.aqua.wisc.edu\/maadagindan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-29-131258.png 636w, https:\/\/waterlibrary.aqua.wisc.edu\/maadagindan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-29-131258-293x300.png 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 636px) 100vw, 636px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Image from Phoenix Gets Greater <\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-717286a3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"717286a3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4660949 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4660949\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Explore More<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-453ca92 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"453ca92\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Read these two articles that interview the authors Marty Wilson- Trudeau as well as Phoenix Wilson: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/northern-ontario\/article\/sudbury-mother-and-son-create-a-book-about-coming-out\/\">CTV article<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baytoday.ca\/local-news\/anishinaabe-actor-to-be-part-of-north-bay-pride-celebration-5772128\">BayToday<\/a><\/p><ul><li>Explore the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihs.gov\/default\/lgbt\/health\/twospirit\/#:~:text=Traditionally%2C%20Native%20American%20two%2Dspirit,a%20distinct%2C%20alternative%20gender%20status.\">Indian Health Services<\/a> information on Two Spirit\/Niizh Manidoowag peoples, as well as\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kosmosjournal.org\/news\/two-spirit-the-story-of-a-movement-unfolds\/\">this article<\/a> from Native People&#8217;s Magazine from 2014.<\/li><li>Watch <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=juzpocOX5ik\">this video<\/a> of Ma-Nee Chacaby, an Indigenous elder and author, as they discuss Two spirit identities.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Phoenix Gets Greater Follow Phoenix as he learns about Two Spirit\/Niizh Manigoowag people, and finds out how special he truly is. Themes: Gender affirming, culture affirming, family, acceptance About the Honored Guest (and Author)\u200b Marty Wilson-Trudeau is an Anishinaabe Kwe writer originally from M\u2019Chigeeng, Ontario, and a drama teacher at St. Charles College in Sudbury, &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/waterlibrary.aqua.wisc.edu\/maadagindan\/phoenix-gets-greater\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Phoenix Gets Greater&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-309","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/waterlibrary.aqua.wisc.edu\/maadagindan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/309","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/waterlibrary.aqua.wisc.edu\/maadagindan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/waterlibrary.aqua.wisc.edu\/maadagindan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/waterlibrary.aqua.wisc.edu\/maadagindan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/waterlibrary.aqua.wisc.edu\/maadagindan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=309"}],"version-history":[{"count":32,"href":"https:\/\/waterlibrary.aqua.wisc.edu\/maadagindan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/309\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1640,"href":"https:\/\/waterlibrary.aqua.wisc.edu\/maadagindan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/309\/revisions\/1640"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/waterlibrary.aqua.wisc.edu\/maadagindan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=309"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}