Please join us for a special gathering at the American Indian Center honoring the birth of the newly founded Chicago Two-Spirit Society!
The Chicago Two Spirit Society is an organization dedicated to LGBTQ+ Native American's and their loved ones. Our mission is to restore Two Spirit people to their rightful place within the Sacred Circle.
To achieve this means we seek to:
* Establish a circle of support for Two Spirit Native Americans
* Provide community outreach to Two Spirit, Natives, eld...
Please join us for a special gathering at the American Indian Center honoring the birth of the newly founded Chicago Two-Spirit Society!
The Chicago Two Spirit Society is an organization dedicated to LGBTQ+ Native American's and their loved ones. Our mission is to restore Two Spirit people to their rightful place within the Sacred Circle.
To achieve this means we seek to:
* Establish a circle of support for Two Spirit Native Americans
* Provide community outreach to Two Spirit, Natives, elders, and the non-Native community
* Provide cultural education regarding traditional Two Spirit functions in Native American Society and guidance in revitalization of that role in contemporary times
* Provide a forum and plan of action for social change in Native American communities
At this event we welcome Two-Spirit activist Layha Pretty Elk Spoonhunter a member of the Eastern Shoshone, Northern Arapaho and Oglala Lakota. Since 2007, Layha has been a leader in the youth movement representing the Wind River Unity Council. In this time he has had the chance to meet the President and First Lady on several occasions. Layha is pursuing his life-long dream to become the first American Indian Two-Spirit President of the United States.
In 2008, Layha joined the Barack Obama Campaign and became the youngest member of the Native American Platform Team. During that time, he would campaign in three states- Montana, Pennsylvania and Wyoming and also would be elected to serve as the youngest delegate at the Democratic National Convention in Denver, Colorado.
Over the years, Layha has had the opportunity to participate in numerous historical events from the Presidential Innaugurations to the recent Gen-I/Unity Conference at the White House.
Chicago Two-Spirit Society welcomes you - Layha P. Spoonhunter as our honorable keynote speaker at the First Annual Two-Spirit Conference in Chicago!
AGENDA
11:30 AP – 4:30 PM
11:30 AM – Opening Prayer
11:40 AM - Lunch –Southwestern Green Chile Soup and Frybread
Noon –Welcoming Speech
12:15 –Introduction to the Two-Spirit Society: Goals of this conference and the vision for the future of the Chicago Two-Spirit Society
12:30 – Layha Spoonhunter – Keynote (1hr)
Music by DJ Santana
Workshops begin at 1:30 - 3:30
3:30 – Party