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Dr. James Makokis built the Humble Lodge to create inclusive ceremonies

Dr. James Makokis is knee-deep in mud, water and frogs.

The nehiyô (Plains Cree) two-spirit physician from Saddle Lake Cree Nation wields an axe, leading a group of helpers through the muck.

They’re gathering willows to bring back to tapahtêyimôkamik — the Humble Lodge — a project Makokis leads near Pigeon

Lake in central Alberta, which aims to create inclusive ceremonies for trans and two-spirit youth.