In part 1 of this episode we learned about the Lamanite Placement Program. In part 2 we learn about how Latter-day Saints can help support Native homes and communities, especially through ICWA. Souksavanh offers history and generously provides a blueprint going forward. It is not enough to just know what has happened, but to consider where we go from here. Souksavanh shares their knowledge and research about gender and how gender has been shaped by colonialism.
Souksavanh T. Keovorabouth, Diné is a Ph.D. candidate at Oregon State University in Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies with a minor in Queer Studies and concentration in Indigenous Urban Studies and a Ph.D. Candidate at Macquarie University in Indigenous Studies. Their concentrated area of research is on Indigenous urban experience, Two-Spirit wellbeing, Relocation Act of 1950, and Native and Queer urbanization. Souksavanh is originally from Diné (Navajo) Nation but grew up in Phoenix, Arizona, is second generation Laotian, and Queer/Trans/Two-Spirit. You can connect with them on Instagram @souksavanh.t.keovorabouth.
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