Dangerously Real with Chrystos
From Life on the Margins: An Urban Native Experience by UrbanNativeCollective
December 30, 2025 · 1h 1m · Episode 22
About this episode
In this episode, we talk with Two-Spirit elder Chrystos about her activism, poetry, and relationships within the Indigenous community.
In this episode we are joined by a Two-Spirit elder who needs no introduction. Poet, activist, teacher of writing, and so much more, we give you our episode with Chrystos, where we talk about everything from her years with the AIM movement, to her relationship with the late Audrey Lourde. Special thanks to Devin Dabney for music and production.
People in this episode
Guest: Chrystos
Topics covered
- Two-Spirit identity
- activism
- poetry
- AIM movement
- relationships
- writing
Keywords
- Two-Spirit
- activist
- poet
- AIM movement
- Audre Lorde
- writing
- Indigenous
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: AIM
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