Becca Lynn is an Anishinaabe Two Spirit artist and advocate from the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians. Born and raised in Northern Michigan, Becca attended the University of Michigan- Ann Arbor where she found the freedom to explore her gender and sexuality away from her conservative hometown. After liberating herself from the rigid colonial gender binaries, she was able to embrace herself fully as a Two Spirit person and become an advocate for Queer and Indigenous peoples. Through her work with QueerKwe* Designs, she creates representation for LGBTQ & Two Spirit Indigenous peoples by incorporating modern pride flags with traditional forms of beadwork. Beyond a form of self-expression, beadwork served as a way to connect to her late Nokomis*, Hon. Rita Gasco-Sherpard, and as a medicine to keep her grounded in the chaos of higher education.

In August 2020, Becca moved back to her homeland (Petoskey, MI) to spend time with her family, get involved in her tribal community, and create spaces for LGBTQ & Two Spirit peoples in Northern Michigan. Her work functions as a stepping stone to dismantle the continued colonial erasure of Two Spirit peoples and begin community conversations around traditional expressions of gender and sexuality. Through her work with QueerKwe Designs and as the leader of LGBTQ & Two Sprit community group Waganakising Nagwaagan*, Becca hopes to create positive change in her community by focusing on empowering marginalized voices, creating inclusive spaces, and being an example of living openly and authentically as a queer kwe.

*Language is important. Anishinaabemowin is the traditional language of the local Odawa people. Kwe is the word for woman. Nokomis is the word for grandmother. Waganakising is the word for the people of the crooked tree. Nagwaagan is the word for rainbow, or spectrum of light.