Ep. 2 - "Sexual Health is Part of My Medicine Bundle"

Indigenous Sexual Futures, Episode Two: "Sexual Health is Part of My Medicine Bundle" features guests, Martin Morberg and Lane Bonertz In Episode Two, Doris speaks with Martin Morberg and Lane Bonertz, two phenomenal leaders who work with the Two-Spirit Program at the Community Based Research Centre (CBRC). They share the creation and developmental story of the Medicine Bundle, an innovative, culturally informed and culturally grounded HIV prevention tool geared towards Two-Spirit, Queer, and Trans Indigenous community members. When the HIV self-testing kit became widely available in Canada, the Two-Spirit leadership at the CBRC saw an opportunity to harness culture and tradition for HIV self-testing for the two-spirit community in BC. Martin and Lane also acknowledged the commitment of the CBRC who worked with local Two-Spirit leaders to establish the Two-Spirit Program within their organization. The CBRC recognized that "true reconciliation requires more than an endorsement and have made a series of commitments" to community, utilizing the Calls to Action from the TRC (https://www.cbrc.net/2spirit-program). Listen to our Podcast, this podcast went LIVE on April 12, 2023!For more information about Indigenous Sexual Futures, and to see the BIOs of our featured guests, please visit the Feast Centre for Indigenous STBBI Research podcast website @ https://feastcentre.mcmaster.ca/podcasts  AcknowledgementsWe would like to acknowledge the following for their contributions towards Episode 2 of Indigenous Sexual Futures  Guests  Martin Morberg (Tutchone/Tlingit - Yukon)Two-Spirit Program Coordinator - CBRCLane Bonertz (Blackfoot – Piikanni Nation)Two Spirit Program Lead - CBRC  HIV and AIDS Drum Song  sung by Elder Marjorie Beaucage   Host Storyteller/Producer  Doris Peltier   Technical Producer Paula Burrows - Jupiter Productions   ISF Theme Music and Creative Sound Cozmic Cat, Classic Roots, Elder Gayle Pruden   Indigenous Knowledge Advisory  Feast Centre Council of Elders and Gathering Lodge Committee   Executive Producers  Feast Centre Co-Leads - Randall Jackson & Renée Masching   Feast Centre Staff  Will Gooding (National Director), Catherine Booker (Research Coordinator), Doris Peltier (Community Engagement Coordinator), Bridget Marsdin (Research Assistant), Esther Kim (Research Assistant), and James O’Grady (Research Assistant)  Podcast Branding Design  Compassion Creative   Podcast Web Development  Catherine Booker   We acknowledge our funders  Canadian Institutes of Health Research   Indigenous Sexual Futures is produced on the ancestral lands of the Mississauga and Haudenosaunee nations within the lands protected by the “Dish with One Spoon” wampum. We acknowledge the ancestors of this territory, and we also acknowledge the lands and territories of all our guests.  Suggested Reading list coming soon...