Leading an extraordinary life

The producers of this study are grateful to the 2-Spirited People of the 1st Nations’ Advisory Committee (Art Zoccole, Laverne Monette, and Trevor Stratton), and to the following Aboriginal ASOs: The Canadian Aboriginal AIDS Network, Nine Circles of Health, Healing Our Spirit, and All Nations Hope. [...] The study investigates several aspects of 1 Susan Beaver, We Are Part of A Tradition: A Report to the Royal Commission on Aboriginal People, 1992, in G. Deschamps, We Are Part of A Tradition: A Guide on Two-Spirited People of the First Nation Communities, 2-Spirited People of the 1st Nations, Toronto, 1998.1992; Marcel Dubois, “Native People, Two-Spiritedness, and the effects of colonization” (199 [...] The idea is that the individual and society will be the ones to profit from improved health and safety.5 In the case of HIV/AIDS, governments and ASOs rely on social marketing as a key tool to educate people about HIV/AIDS and encourage the adoption of safer sex behaviours.6. [...] The research problem comes down to this: in the life experiences of Two-Spirit men, what barriers have emerged to obstruct their transformation of high levels of HIV knowledge and motivation into the consistent adoption of protected sex?. [...] The Advisory Committee and the consultant worked collaboratively in the design and execution of the project.