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IO Street roots June 10, 2011 Untitled By Mishone Nettles Rain falls green hills Trees Speak for past Knowledge, unheard voices tell Stories of historic importance Solving the deep unexplored And complicated realities of Life’s long journey throjugh Space and time good, local, food. ALBERTA C O O P E R A T IV E GROCERY 1500 NE Alberta -St. | Portland, Oß '§03.287.-4333. . ^ w w aljoertágrocery coop o^en to everyone ©MO daily P H O T O C O U R TE SY OF T W O S P IR ITS/IN D E PEN D EN T LENS CENTRAL CITY ‘Two Spirits' looks at Native American gay culture BY STACY BROWNHILL STAFF W RITER C h a n g i n g L iv e s Building Communities Creating Opportunities www.centralcityconcern.org ndependent Lens offers a new and beautiful look at growing up gay and Native American in a conservative state. The award-winning documentary premieres June 14 at 11 p.m. on OPB and profiles the life and death of Fred, Martinez, a 16-year-old hate-crime victim who was killed ten years ago. Martinez was known in Navajo culture as two-spirit, or nadleehi, because he' embodied both genders. Historically, two- spirited people were celebrated in many. Native American cultures and occupied esteemed roles as counselors, storytellers, matchmakers and herbalists. Their ability i “Two Spirits” will premiere at 11 p.m., Tuesday, June 14, on Oregon Public Broadcasting. (Stereo TV14) to personify both the masculine and the feminine was considered a treasured gift. Gender was fluid rather than binary, and many tribes had as many as five different words for gender. But Martinez came, out in the 21st Century in homophobic Cortez, Colo., a border town next to the Navajo Nation. Through interviews with his family, friends, anthropologists and activists, the documentary portrays a young person with big dreams and a strong sense of self. His brutal murder in 2001 was not charged as a hate crime in Colorado at the time, but would be today under the Matthew Shepard Act passed in 2009. The May 22 attack against two men holding hands on the Hawthorne Bridge reminds us that Portland is no stranger to hate crimes. In fact, according to 2010 police records, the number of bias crimes reported in Portland due to gender orientation was greater than those reported due to race. “Two Spirits” is a stunning portrait of an American culture that embraced drag queens and same-sex couples long before hate crimes tried to silence them. 5 0 3 -2 9 4 -1 6 8 1 Street Books, A bicycle-powered mobile library, coming to a street near you! LOOKING FOR A N AFFORDABLE PLACE TO RENT? Your online housing search ju st g o t easier. u Thousands o f listings • Free service Includes special needs housing EQUAL HOUSING Call 2-1-1 or 503-802-8562 OFFORTUt iWtY H For ju st $5 a month, you can help support Portland’s only street paper a n d homeless and low- income vendor program. Learn how to set up an easy and safe recurring donation a t www. streetroots.com. Library Location & Hours: Wednesdays, 10-2 Skidmore Fountain. Saturdays, 10-2, Park Blocks @ SW Salmon. Street Books will use an old-school card catalogue system, checking out and accepting returned books, twice weekly through the summer. You do not need an address to be able to check out books. The website streetbooks.org will feature photos of patrons who wish to be featured with their book of choice, on-line book reviews submitted by patrons, and updates about Street Books news and library hours. At the end of the summer, Street Books will host a reception, inviting patrons to come talk about their favorite books, and share their experiences with the project. To find out more about the project, or to donate paperbacks, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ contact Laura Moulton: laura@ideacog.net. Missed A story? Check out www.streetroots.wordpress.com for past articles.
