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Bay Area American Indian Two-Spirits records

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Bay Area American Indian 2019-81 1 Two-Spirits records Descriptive Summary Title: Bay Area American Indian Two-Spirits records Dates: Circa 1990s-2000s Collection Number: 2019-81 Creator/Collector: Extent: 1.25 linear feet (one carton) Repository: GLBT Historical Society San Francisco, California 94103 Abstract: Bay Area American Indian Two-Spirits (BAAITS) is a volunteer organization whose self-described mission it is “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.” The collection consists of bylaws, administrative and financial records, meeting minutes, grant applications, materials relating to the organization’s yearly Two-Spirit Gatherings and similar events, newsletters, fliers, early website printouts, and related materials. Language of Material: English Access Collection is open for research. Publication Rights Copyright to material has not been transferred to the GLBT Historical Society. All requests for reproductions and/or permission to publish or quote from material must be submitted in writing to the GLBT Historical Society Archivist. Permission for reproductions and/or permission to publish or quote from material is given on behalf of the GLBT Historical Society as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher. Preferred Citation Bay Area American Indian Two-Spirits records. GLBT Historical Society Acquisition Information The collection was donated to the GLBT Historical Society by Joshua Aidan Dunn in 2016. Biography/Administrative History Bay Area American Indian Two-Spirits (BAAITS) is a volunteer organization whose self-described mission it is “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.” A volunteer organization, it offers “culturally relevant activities for , , Bisexual, , and Native Americans, their families and friends. Two-Spirit refers to the commonly shared notion among many Native American tribes that some individuals naturally possessed and manifested both a masculine and feminine spiritual qualities. American society commonly identifies Two-Spirit People as Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual or Transgender.” Scope and Content of Collection The collection consists of bylaws, administrative and financial records, meeting minutes, grant applications, materials relating to the organization’s yearly Two-Spirit Gatherings and similar events, newsletters, fliers, early website printouts, and related materials. GSSO Linked Terms: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GSSO_007398; http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GSSO_008285; http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GSSO_006371; Indexing Terms Two-Spirit people Native Americans People of color Indigenous people American Indians Guide to the Bay Area American Indian Two-Spirits records

Bay Area American Indian 2019-81 2 Two-Spirits records