NaWalka Geeshy Meegwun joins Ontario First Nations 2S/LGBTQQIAPD+ Council – The Sarnia Journal

A local voice is among those appointed to the newly formed Ontario First Nations Keepers of the Circle – 2S/LGBTQQIAPD+ Council, a group dedicated to creating safer and more inclusive spaces for Two Spirit and LGBTQ2IA+ people.

NaWalka Geeshy Meegwun, also known as Lyndon George, is a member of the Chippewas of Kettle and Stony Point First Nations. His father is from Aazhoodena (Stony Point First Nation) and his mother from Aamjiwnaang (Chippewas of Sarnia First Nation). Meegwun identifies as Anishnaabe Ojokwe, one of the many terms for Two Spirit–Two Heart people.

A survivor of the Federal Indian Day School system and a first-generation residential school survivor, Meegwun carries the legacy of his mother, Sylvia, who survived the residential school system. He is also a family member of the late Dudley George, known for his role in the Ipperwash Crisis.

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