Word Weavers: Myra Laramee

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Society & Culture, Education, History

4.3 • 920 Ratings

🗓️ 12 May 2025

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Summary

Myra Laramee is a Cree/Métis teacher and Elder based in Winnipeg, Canada. She introduced the term Two-Spirit to better define queer identity under Indigenous people’s terms.

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0:57.5	Connie didn't meet her right guy until you were what?
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1:29.8	This month we're talking about word weavers, people who coined terms, popularized words, and even created entirely new languages.
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