Saturday, june 15th

Tahlequah Two spirit celebration:

Symposium & Stomp Dance

event

Open

to all

The Tahlequah area community is invited to a Two Spirit Symposium, Indian Taco meal, and Stomp dance on Saturday, June 15, 2024.

The Symposium will be held in the Tahlequah Public Library with breakfast snacks at 8:30am and presentations from 9:00am-3:00pm. There will be ample time for discussions and breaks. Topics include “Two Spirit People in traditional Cherokee culture”, a “political update panel discussion”, “tools to deal with bullying and harassment”, and “domestic violence in the LGBTQ community”.

We will share a Indian Taco meal at 5:00pm in the Tahlequah Methodist Church activities building. AGALISIGA "Chuj" Mackey will be performing during the meal.

the stomp dance, hosted by the Squirrel Ridge Ceremonial Ground, will begin at 6:00pm and end at 10:00pm. Cherokee National Treasure Storyteller Robert Lewis will perform during a break in the dance.

Please be aware that there will be a police presence at both the Two Spirit Symposium and the Stomp Dance.

Vendors are welcome and community-serving non-profit organizations may set up information tables at no charge. For more information on vendor opportunities and non-profit tables, please contact Ahyoka Youngdeer at youngdeer1491@gmail.com.

For general information, contact Jonathan Hook at jhookcomm@gmail.com.

Two Spirit Symposium Agenda

Tahlequah Public Library * 8:30am-3:00pm

8:30am Breakfast snacks and drinks

9:00-9:05 Welcome (Carden Crow)

9:05-9:10 Housekeeping and Library Services (Jeremy Jones)

9:10-9:15 Opening Ceremony (Ahyoka Youngdeer)

9:15-9:40 Two Spirit People in Traditional Cherokee Society- pt. 1 (Ryan Mackey)

9:40-10:00 Two Spirit People in Traditional Cherokee Society- pt. 2 (Ahyoka Youngdeer)

10:00-10:10 Break

10:10-10:30 Wes Studi video

10:30-11:00 HIV Update (Jacob Kent/CCHSC)

11:00-11:10 Break

11:10-11:40 Administering Narcan (Marcus Buchanan/CCHSC)

11:40-12:00 Snack and Mingling Break

12:00-12:50 Political Update Panel and Discussion (Christopher Wier and Nicole McAfee)

12:50-1:00 Break

1:00-1:40 Tools to Deal with Bullying and Harassment (Amy Edwards)

1:40-2:00 Break

2:00-2:50 Domestic Violence in the LGBTQ community (Jennifer Cole-Robinson)

2:50-3:00 Concluding thoughts and announcements