Two-Spirit Organizing: A Brief History and the Current Movement within the Indigenous Community

Miko Thomas

Stevenson 101
9:30 AM

J Miko Thomas is a Chickasaw writer, musician, activist, and artist. As drag performer, Landa Lakes, he combines contemporary ideas with Native history and traditional stories to convey the shared experiences and understanding of nature outside the colonialized Christian perspective. Thomas served as Co-Chair to the Bay Area American Indian Two-Spirits, its board of the BAAIT-S Two-Spirit Powwow.