The annual Two-Spirit PowWow, hosted by the Bay Area American Indians Two-Spirits (BAAITS), was held on Saturday, February 4, at Fort Mason’s Festival Pavilion. Coordinators of the event were BAAITS leaders Derek Smith and Landa Lakes. Among the VIP guests was Randy Burns, co-founder of the Gay American Indians organization in 1975.
Hundreds of participants, vendors, supporters, friends, and organizers attended, filling the Festival Pavilion’s ample interior. Tribes represented included Chickasaw, Choctaw, Osage, Laguna Pueblo, Diné, Southern Ute, Kiowa, Tongva, Acjachemen, Oglala Lakota, Cheyenne River Lakota, and more.
The focal point of the full day of programming was the noontime Grand Entry, a parade of tribal representatives dressed in colorful traditional attire. The Gourd Dance featured dancers Matthew Reed, Faithlyn Seawright, and Sean Snyder.
Volunteers assisting at the event included representatives of the Ducal Court.
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Published on February 9, 2023
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