Niibawi Ajijaak is enrolled Sault Ste Marie Tribe of Chippewa / Ojibwe and has lived in both Wisconsin and Michigan for parts of their life. They are a proud Two Spirit movement builder for social justice and deeply grateful for all the aspects of culture they have learned from elders and their community. They hope that this land will be an opportunity for spiritual gathering, healing, and resilience for our Two Spirit LGBTQ+ Anishinaabe and Indigenous people.

Kt Bouchard Mandoka (she/her) is a descendant of the Micmac Nation and currently resides on the ancestral homelands of the Anishinaabek in Mount Pleasant, Michigan. She currently serves as the Prevention & Education Manager for Great Lakes Bay Pride and the Ezhibiiged (Secretary) of the Michigan Two Spirit & Indigiqueer. Kt received her graduate degree from Grand Valley State University in the field of Social Innovation. KT has served the non profit sector for over a decade in roles ranging from DV/SA advocacy at the state and federal levels, SUD Treatment and Prevention and 2SLGBTQ+ Rights. 

Anangabii nindigoo. Anangabii Chippewa-Causley nindizhnikaaz. My name is Anangabii (uh-nung-uh-bee) and I use they/them pronouns. Baaweting nindoonjibaa miinawaa Ypsilanti nindidaa. My heart first sounded in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan and I am currently located in Ypsilanti, Michigan. Makwa nindoodem. I am Bear clan. Anishinaabe indaa. I am Anishinaabe and two spirit. I am a Limited License Master Social Worker and a therapist in Ann Arbor where I provide mental health services and support for individuals and couples. Fun Fact: I have a calico cat named Bawaajigan.

Aniin kinawaya! I’m Em Matson-Brady (they/them) and I am a citizen of the Sault Ste Marie Tribe of Chippewa (Ojibwe). I am located and spend much of my time doing Two Spirit organizing in the Twin Cities in Minnesota. One of my biggest accomplishments in organizing was helping to start the annual Minneapolis Two Spirit Powwow. I’m a professional writer and communications person, an amateur sewist and beader, and a lifelong learner and jokester.

Bozho, Nagasnkwé nde neshnabé noswen anaké Max ė-zhnekangoyan. Mshiké o ndodém.  Bodéwadmi ndaw. Pegegneniyek nde-béndagwes. Wzawkik nde-wchbya neshjé ngom odewpi Zikemzo nde-da. Nish-mnedok miné trans ndaw. Mdatso pon nde-ndo-gkédan ode gdezheshmowmenan.

Hello, my Neshnabé name is Nagasnkwé (Little Dish Woman) or I am called Max. I am turtle clan. I am Potawatomi, enrolled with Pokagon Band. I am from Wzawkik (“Benton Harbor, MI”) but currently living in Zikemzo (“Kalamazoo, MI”). I am two-spirit and trans. I have been learning our language for ten years.

Nipinet Landsem is a first degree descendant of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa and a citizen of the Manitoba Metis Federation in Canada. They are Two-Spirit, Michif, and Anishinaabe and they use they/them pronouns. They currently live in Minneapolis, Minnesota and are a tattoo artist and a Ph.D. student in American Indian and Indigenous Studies at the University of Minnesota. They have extensive experience in Two-Spirit and Indigiqueer organizing and mutual aid work across the upper Midwest and run the Two Spirit Care Project.

Waabanokiizhick Mandosking is beaver clan Anishinaabe from Baawating and is an enrolled member of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians. Waabanoklizhick does twospirit community organizing. Her work focuses on the unique way in which federal Indian boarding schools, code of Indian offenses and anti polygamy laws impacted our trancestors.
Waabanokiizhick was awarded the title of Mx. AIHEC (American Indian higher education consortium) in 2025 as well as being the 2025 recipient of the Frank Hugo Anishinaabe language memorial scholarship award. Her spiritual background incorporates teachings from all three Anishinaabe traditional belief systems.
Waabanoklizhick is an indigenous archivist and has a special interest in the relationship between the Anishinaabe and the Vatican and other Christian religions.