Strong Women Stories Chapter 9

This chapter titled “Two-Spirited Women Artists and Social Change” by Nancy Cooper speaks about two spirited women or native lesbians who are using art as their way to make change in their communities. Cooper says that “art has always been a vehicle for political changes, and artists have often been the first ones brave enough to hold a mirror up to a community or a society and bring to the fore issues such as racism, the effects of colonialism, classism, and homophobia”(135). Although these women are not well known their art has and impact beyond the Native American community. These women are moving to change their place in the world and get people to realize there are Native American lesbian poets/artists and I really like the fact they are reaching people thanks to their art and a good way too. I wish the chapter was longer to know more about them and see more samples of their work.