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August 2023 - Summer Fun with BAAITS
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Greetings relatives and friends, we hope that this summer solstice has brought you needed rest and rejuvenation! We are delighted to be returning from a very special event: the 36th Annual International Two-Spirit Gathering hosted by the Wabanaki Two-Spirit Alliance. Gatherings such as these help strengthen our bonds with Two-Spirit and IndigeQueer kin across nations and territories. Thank you for your hospitality.
Things are heating up here at BAAITS: We look forward to connecting with all of you at one of our upcoming August events, as well as our first 2024 Powwow meeting. Join us and enjoy the rest of your summer!
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BAAITS Two-Spirit Powwow 2024 Committee
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Monday, August 28 @ 6:00 pm PST
Friends! Please join us for our first BAAITS Powwow Meeting for 2024. We are inviting anyone who would like to help with our planning team. We loved seeing everyone’s enthusiastic energy at our recent powwow info session, so come on out and join the excitement!
Join the Zoom Meeting:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/88688735895?pwd=b0pjSDIvZHFrSmZzYmNaZnNYQysydz09
Meeting ID: 886 8873 5895
Passcode: Powwow!
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Two-Spirit & IndigeQueer Mural Project
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In partnership with the American Indian Cultural District as part of the AICD Indigenize SF Project, BAAITS is gathering community input to create a mural representing our community. Please help us in this creative process by completing this survey.
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Two-Spirit Online Talking Circle with Tavi Hawn
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Sunday, August 13, 12:00-2:00 pm PST
Online; Registration Required
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Indigequeer and Two-Spirit community are invited to join us for this online talking circle with Tavi Hawn. Tavi Hawn, Tsalagi, multi-racial, is a Two Spirit, Indigiqueer, nonbinary healer who works with Indian Country Trans ECHO, Native American Lifelines, and Reclaim and Rise Therapy.
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Two-Spirit Master Artist Workshop
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An Introduction to Reading the Tonalamatl, the Book of Days
Saturday, September 16, 10:00 am-4:00 pm PST
Join us for a day focusing on our Two-Spirit artistry and creativity with Mi Corazon Mexica. This September’s community artist workshop will explore the Tonalamatl, used throughout Mesoamerica as a means of understanding the cosmos and revealing the place of humanity in creation. It guided our ancestors towards wisdom, and connected them to the natural world, the Teteo or “Gods,” and to their own ancestors. The Spanish burned the ancient books, and with them burnt a part of our heritage. This course aims to give the participant an introductory overview of the nature of time and the calendar, and its connection to spirituality and the way we live our daily lives. We will learn to do a basic reading, which is to say, to reveal the Tonalli, the destiny and sacred name of a person, based on the day of their birth, and we will write with Central Mexican glyphs our Tonalli on a sheet of amate paper. The course includes a copy of the Tonalamatl, a guide to help with date correlation, and the materials to paint the Tonalli.
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Two-Spirit Online Talking Circle with Roger Kuhn
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Wednesday, September 20, 6:00 pm PST
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Please join our IndigeQueer and Two-Spirit community for this online talking circle with Dr. Roger Kuhn. This is our time to circle up, reconnect, and focus on our individual and community wellness. Our circle's theme is Reclaiming Pleasure.
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Upcoming Master Artist Workshops
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Mark your Calendars for our upcoming Master Artist Workshops! Stay tuned for more details to come.
- Saturday, October 14 @ 10-4pm PST: Master Artist/Cultural Bearer Workshop with Vic Montano
- Saturday, November 18 @ 10am-4pm PST: Master Artist/Cultural Bearer Workshop with Sean Snyder
- Saturday, December 9 @ 10-4pm PST: Master Artist/Cultural Bearer Workshop with Adrian Stevens
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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.
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