Digital Transgender Archive
Interview with Nick Metcalf
Nick Metcalf is an American Indian Two-Spirit person born and raised on the Rosebud Reservation located in South Dakota. At the time of this interview, Metcalf was working in the Twin Cities. In this oral history they talk about their early childhood on the reservation and later moving to Minneapolis in 1994. They talk extensively about working in care for people with HIV and promoting HIV-awareness, as well the people they worked with at an organization called Minnesota Men of Color. They also talk about the American Indian Movement and Two-Spirit organizing and community-building across North America. Lastly, they share their thoughts on the political future for trans organizing.
Item Actions
- Identifier
- cf95jb62q
- Collection
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Oral Histories with People of Color
- Institution
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Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota
- Creator(s)
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Metcalf, Nick
- Contributor(s)
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Jenkins, Andrea
- Publisher
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University of Minnesota Minneapolis Libraries
- Date Created
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May 10, 2016
- Dates Covered
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circa 1980
1990
circa 2000
- Genre
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Oral Histories
Transcriptions
- Subject(s)
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Afro Elegance
American Indian Movement
Brandon Lacy Campos
Gay and Lesbian Community Action Council
Gay Student Association
Man to Man
Minnesota Men of Color
Richard La Fortune
RuPaul
Ryan White Program
Tretter Transgender Oral History Project
- Places
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Minnesota
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Hennepin County
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City of Minneapolis
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Minneapolis
California > Sacramento > Twin Cities
South Dakota > Todd > Unorganized Territory of West Todd > Rosebud
- Topic(s)
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Activism
Assigned gender
Bullying
Community life
Discrimination
Drag
Families
Family relationships
Friendship
Gender identity
Harassment
HIV/AIDS
Hormones
Intimate partner violence
Middle West
Native American LGBTQ+ people
Navajo Indians
Racism
Sexual assault
Sexuality
Social movements
Transitioning (Gender)
Transphobia
Two-Spirit people
- Resource Type
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Moving image
Text
- Language
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English
- Related URL
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https://umedia.lib.umn.edu/
- Rights
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In copyright
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