I'm taking part today in
Monday Murals hosted by Sami.
In June, when I was in Winnipeg, Manitoba,
I saw this wonderful Progress Pride Flag mural
painted on a public square close to the downtown
Exchange District Campus of Red River College Polytech.
This variant of the Rainbow Pride Flag
representing the LGBTQ+ community
has a triangular insert of coloured stripes
representing transgender people and people of colour.
In addition, this mural contains a circular insert
based on the Indigenous Medicine Wheel
to represent two-spirit people.
"Two-spirit" is a contemporary term encompassing
all indigenous members of the LGBTQ+ community.
The term was first created and adopted by indigenous
conference participants in Winnipeg in 1990
and its use is now widespread.
I hadn't seen a Two-Spirit Medicine Wheel insert before.
It felt so appropriate to have seen it for the first time
in Winnipeg, birthplace of this important term
of inclusion and respect.
[Photos © Debra She Who Seeks, 2026]
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