My name is Steven Barrios (Long Time Holy Rain) Blackfeet .I was born in Yakima, Wa.
I was raised on the Blackfeet Reservation in Montana. I have been a hair stylist for about 40 years. I have been involved in HIV prevention for the past 19 years, I’m also trained in HIV testing and counseling. I am a board member on the Montana Twospirit society. I have been involved for the last 20 years. I was also on the the NNAAPC Harm reduction board out of Denver/
/Montana Gay Men’s Task Force/the Montana harm reduction team. I also served on the Montana CPG for 9 years. I have done out reach work for the past 17 years here on the reservation, working with youth on HIV and drug prevention. Was on the steering committee for Pride out of Wash. State. I have been working with the Two spirit people to bring a sense of pride in to the native community. To let our youth and other Two spirit people know where they come from. Also to educate the people who don’t know about our people. I also am on the Pride Foundation Racial Equity Initative.. I am also a hep-c educator. I have been doing Twospirit presentations for the past several years, .I was also employed be Fema in 2005 doing several different duty’s.
