November News and Events

Happy Native American Heritage Month!

BAAITS continues to grow as an organization, harvesting the seeds that have been planted throughout its 24-year story. In October, the BAAITS Board convened to reflect and engage in a strategic-planning process for the organization; please stay tuned for highlights in the coming months.

We are also delighted to announce our new and updated resource list for and by community members! We would like to thank our BAAITS Summer Intern, Syd Gavela, and our amazing volunteer web designer, Brodie Gullic, for all their support in making this great resource available to our broader communities.

Lastly, please share the 13th Annual BAAITS Two-Spirit Powwow Press Release widely (linked at the bottom of this newsletter) with your media contacts. Thank you, and we look forward to seeing you at one of our upcoming November events!

BAAITS Two-Spirit Youth Contingent

Saturday, November 4: Indigenous Youth Tule Canoe Build with Alliance for Felix Cove: BAAITS Two Spirit-IndigeQueer Contingent*

Registration will prioritize Indigequeer Youth (10-30) & their guardians

*Please note: This event will not be advertised via social media,
and we ask you not to share the invitation.

BAAITS invites IndigeQueer Youth to join our contingent for a day-long event in Tomales Bay. Led by Redbird Willie, our friends at Alliance for Felix Cove have invited our organization to collaborate in this important community work and learn more about Tule and its role in these lands. This community-knowledge share invites IndigeQueer Youth (ages 10-30 yrs old) and their guardians/guests to join our contingent. This is a private invitation for current BAAITS community only; please do not forward this invite, or publish/post on social media. Everyone must register for more details. Please bring tobacco offerings/medicine gifts for our teacher and the host organizer from Alliance 4 Felix Cove.

Registration and Information

Upcoming BAAITS Powwow Committee Meetings

BAAITS Two-Spirit Powwow 2024 Committee Meetings

Mondays November 6 and 13 @ 6:00pm PST

Join Zoom Meeting:

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/88688735895?pwd=b0pjSDIvZHFrSmZzYmNaZnNYQysydz09

Meeting ID: 886 8873 5895

Passcode: Powwow!

Great to see our BAAITS community working together to make February’s powwow another amazing time for all of us! Jump into the mix!
New volunteers are always welcomed.

Two-Spirit Online Talking Circle with La Johnny

Tuesday, November 14 @ 6:00 pm PST

Please join our IndigeQueer and Two-Spirit community for this online talking circle with our returning host La Johnny. This is our time to circle up, reconnect, and focus on our individual and community wellness.

Reserve Your Spot

Master Artist Workshop with Sean Snyder & Adrian Stevens

Beading Workshop: A Master Artist/Cultural Bearer Workshop with Sean Snyder and Adrian Stevens (Part One)

Saturday, November 18, 10:00-4:00 pm PST

This two-part workshop will feature beading projects for our participants that will begin during the first workshop and be completed
during the December workshop.

Registration Open

More Upcoming BAAITS Events

Friday, November 24 @ 6:00 pm PST: Indigenous Brilliance at SF Oasis for American Indian Heritage Day - hosted by the Brush Arbor Gurlz

Thursday, November 30 @ 5:30 pm - 8 pm PST: Community screening of “Healing Inner Voices, Stigma Won’t Live in My World,” and community panel - commemorating World AIDS Day at Little Roxy Theater, SF - co-hosted by Native American Health Center, BAAITS and the San Francisco Community Health Center.

Wednesday, December 6 @ 6:00-7:30pm PST: BAAITS Online Two-Spirit Talking Circle with Roger Kuhn

Friday, December 8, @ 6:00 pm PST (Tentative): Indigequeer Artist Showcase at the SF LGBTQ Center! Save the date for this community celebration of our Two-Spirit Artist Mini Grant recipients.

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Bay Area American Indian Two-Spirits (BAAITS) is an all-volunteer organization that exists to restore and recover the role of Two-Spirit people within the American Indian/First Nations community by creating a forum for the spiritual, cultural and artistic expression of Two-Spirit people. To that end, BAAITS is committed to offering culturally relevant activities for LGBTQ+ individuals of Native American ancestry and their families and friends.