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Our Anniversary Powwow is virtual and broadcasted via our YouTube Channel February 6.
A portion of the proceeds helps fund BAAITS's community events!
Powwow week Schedule
( February 2 - 6 )
Every day leading up to the Saturday Powwow will have a midday event at 12pm PST, and an evening event at 5pm PST.
Our Yelamu (San Francisco) Bay Area community and powwow committee is located primarily in the stolen lands of the Ohlone, Pomo, and Coastal Miwok peoples.
All events are Virtual and times are listed in Pacific Time (PST)
Tuesday 2/2: View Only
12pm - 2pm | Welcome opening/Two-Spirit Futurism Panel
5pm - 7pm | Two-Spirit Powwow Documentary
Wednesday 2/3: No View
12pm - 2pm | Two-Spirit Story Telling Circle
Come to share OR listen to stories of our Two-Spirit experiences.
Hosted by Jenine Hillaire (Lhaq'te'mish, Lummi Nation)
5pm - 8pm | SNAG Night! - a virtual Two-Spirit mixer
with host Snowflake Calvert (Tseltal Mayan & Yoeme)
Thursday 2/4: No View/ View Shorts
12pm - 2pm | Two-Spirit Talking Circle
Topic: How are you practicing self care through the pandemic?
with Lenny Hayes, MA (Dakota)
5pm - 7pm | Film Shorts and Literary Reading Night
hosted by Amelia Vigil in partnership with QWOCMAP
Featured poets: Tezbah Smiley (she/they) Diné (Navajo) Nation,
Tricia Rainwater-Tutwiler, (she/her) Choctaw, Mason J. (they/them) Afro-Indigenous [no tribal enrollment; possible Shoshone & Choctaw blood x Mayan x Cape Verdean x Nigerian]
Watch 60 min of Two-Spirit Film Shorts
The password will work starting Thursday, February 4 and ending at 11:59pm on Saturday, February 13.
2021 BAAITS Powwow: Two-Spirit Films
Link: https://vimeo.com/showcase/8044101
Password: BAAITStwospiritfilms
Friday 2/5: View
12pm - 3pm | Native foods Cooking Demonstration
with Tamarro Gabbert (Pawnee) and Esteban Orozco (Wixarika)
3pm - 4:30pm | Two-Spirit Self-Care, a conversation & workshop
with Lenny Hayes, MA (Dakota)
5pm - 7pm | Hand Drum contest, followed by drag show
Hosted By BAAITS Drum Group
Drag show produced by The Brush Arbor Gurlz
(no registration required for viewing the event)
All event times are in Pacific Time (PST)
MAIN POWWOW EVENT
Saturday 2/6: Go to our YouTube Channel for the live Broadcast of our Powwow
12Pm - 4PM PST
(12:00 pm Grand Entry)
For start in other time zones:
1PM - 5PM MST
(1pm Grand Entry)
2PM- 6PM CST
(2PM- Grand Entry)
3PM- 7PM EST
(3PM Grand Entry)
Never attended a powwow? Want to learn about powwow etiquette?
Click here for a helpful guide to understanding and enjoying powwows
Hand Drum Contest Registration
This year's powwow will be entirely virtual, so please be prepared to record a video and submit it via youtube / google drive
Please click the button and fill out this form to register
Dancer Registration
This year's powwow will be entirely virtual, so please be prepared to record a video and submit it via youtube / google drive. We may limit the number of submissions per category based on judges' capacities.
Please click the button and fill out this form to register
Registration closed on January 18th, 2021
Thank you to our partners and sponsors
