ABSTRACT
This chapter warns that Indigenous studies’ new focus on futurism must not be made at the expense of downplaying 2S/Indigiqueer-centered narratives. It contends that those individuals most wounded by settler heteropatriarchy provide the clearest view of its legacy and the most promising paths to navigating beyond it. Arguing that 2S/Indigiqueer persons have long been used to heal and reassert balance in tribal communities, this chapter places 2S/Indigiqueer narratives at the center, rather than the margins, of the burgeoning Indigenous Futurism movement. Re-centering 2S/Indigiqueer narratives is essential to transforming the questions we ask about futurism and to redefining its boundaries. Examining texts by Daniel Heath Justice, Darcie Little Badger, Billy-Ray Belcourt, and Joshua Whitehead, this chapter highlights common characteristics of 2S/Indigiqueer futurism.
