# Event Details

- **Event Name**: On Two Spirit Identity and Cultural Expression  (Livestream)
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 10 Nov, 2022 at 06:00 pm – Thu, 10 Nov, 2022 at 07:30 pm
- **Event Description**: On Two Spirit Identity and Cultural Expression: A Conversation with Landa Lakes and Roger KuhnAbout this EventThese tickets are for the Livestream version of this event. To buy tickets for the in-person event .IMPORTANT EVENT INFORMATIONLive Event Time: November 10, 6:00 PM - 7:30PM (PDT)A recording of  the livestream will remain available online after the event for those who cannot watch live.All attendees—both in-person and online—can participate in the audience Q&A. More details on this event, and instructions on how to join online will be emailed to registrants via Eventbrite shortly before the event. ACCESSIBILITYIf you need to request accessibility accommodations, please email publicprograms@ciis.edu at least one week prior to the event. For more information, explore our Accessibility web page.EVENT DESCRIPTIONThe term Two-Spirit is translated from the Northern Algonquin word niizh manitoag and is used by some Native peoples of North America to signify variations of gender and sexual orientation. The term gained popularity in the 1990s as a counterpoint to colonial terminology used by anthropologists and academics alike to signify practices of nonbinary gender and sexual orientation among the Native peoples of North America. Despite over five centuries of ongoing colonial terminology and ideology, Two-Spirit people have survived. Now, they are coming together and returning to values and traditions that existed prior to the invasion of the land we now call North America. But what does Two-Spirit and the transition from survival to thriving mean to Two-Spirit peoples?Join Two-Spirit activist, drag queen, and community organizer Landa Lakes (Chickasaw) and Two-Spirit artist, activist, and educator Roger Kuhn (Poarch Creek) for an inspiring conversation on Native American ideas on gender, cultural expression, and art as a platform for—and a pathway to—activism.Landa Lakes is a Chickasaw writer, musician, activist, and artist. As drag persona Landa Lakes, in 2005, she founded drag performance groups in San Francisco including the Two-Spirit Native American drag troupe, the Brush Arbor Gurlz, and the creative and campy House of Glitter. She is also the Westcoast Mother of the Vogue House of Lauren, International, and is the recipient of the national pageant title Jewel of the Galaxy. Landa uses art to combine contemporary ideas with Native history and traditional stories to convey the shared experiences and understanding of human nature outside the colonialized Christian perspective. Her notable honors include the New York Fresh Fruit Festival Performance Award, KQED LGBT Local Hero Award, and she was publicly elected as Grand Duchess 36 of the Grand Ducal Council of San Francisco, a non-profit organization of which she now serves on the executive board. Thomas served many years as Co-Chair to the Bay Area American Indian Two-Spirits (BAAIT-S) and is on the Board. Landa has chaired the BAAIT-S Two-Spirit Powwow protocol committee since its creation 12 years ago. Recently, she co-founded the Weaving Spirits Native Art Festival, now in its third year.  Dr. Roger Kuhn is a Poarch Creek Two-Spirit Indigequeer soma-cultural sex therapist, and sexuality educator. Roger’s work explores the concepts of decolonizing and unsettling sexuality and focuses on the way culture impacts and informs our bodily experiences. In addition to his work as a licensed psychotherapist and AASECT certified sex therapist, Roger is a faculty lecturer of American Indian Studies at San Francisco State University. He is a board member of the American Indian Cultural Center of San Francisco, community organizer of the Bay Area American Indian Two-Spirit powwow, and an LGBTQ+ Advisory Member of the San Francisco Human Rights Commission. Learn more about Roger by exploring his website.
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- **Event Categories**: art, virtual, festivals, music, literary-art, entertainment, lgbt-pride
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- **Q**: When and where is On Two Spirit Identity and Cultural Expression  (Livestream) being held?
  - **A:** On Two Spirit Identity and Cultural Expression  (Livestream) takes place on Thu, 10 Nov, 2022 at 06:00 pm to Thu, 10 Nov, 2022 at 07:30 pm at Online.
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