Glossary

Refers to Indigenous peoples in Canada who are not Métis or Inuit.

Medical, social, and legal support that aligns a person’s body and presentation with their gender identity.

A broad term for original peoples of North America.

 Indigenous peoples of the Arctic regions of Canada, Greenland, and Alaska.

People of mixed Indigenous and European ancestry with distinct culture and heritage.

People whose gender identity does not fit strictly within male/female categories.

An umbrella term for sexual and gender identities outside of heterosexual and cisgender norms.

A person whose gender identity differs from the sex assigned at birth.

Describes a person who embodies both masculine and feminine spirits. Not all Indigenous LGBTQ+ people use this term.