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NAAP is pleased to be co-presenting the film Byron Chief-Moon: Grey Horse Rider, at the 32nd Annual Frameline Film Festival  June 23rd at 7:00pm

Please join us for a great evening of community based film!

Roxy Film Center  3117 16th Street  San Francisco, CA, USA 94103

June 23, 7:00pm

Byron Chief-Moon: Grey Horse Rider / Two Spirits :

Beautifully shot and tightly constructed, Byron Chief-Moon: Grey Horse Rider offers a rare, rich glimpse into a modern gay man's connection to his ancient  aboriginal culture. Father of three, successful television actor and artist and proud member of the First Nations two-spirited gay community, Chief-Moon is a fascinating mesh of dynamic personae. But when Chief-Moon dances alone in the forest, the complexity of the real world washes away, and we can see his spiritual self take hold. Interviews are combined with mesmerizing footage of his performances to capture the essence of this cutting-edge artist who founded the Coyote Arts Percussive Performance Association. By melding the history and art of his Canadian Blackfoot Confederacy tribe with issues of contemporary life, Chief-Moon's work makes profound statements about identity and tradition.

The engaging documentary Two Spirits also focuses on the challenges and joys of growing up as a gay Native American. Joey Criddle is co-director of the Two Spirit Society of Denver, an organization to help gay and lesbian Native Americans connect and celebrate their common bonds . When Joey is invited to his Pentacostal son's wedding in Mississippi, we follow along to see how the reunion unfolds. Centering on one man's struggles and successes in straddling two very different cultures, Two Spirits exposes universal truths about acceptance and family bonds.
 
The program opens with Two Spirits, One Journey, a fictional story of forbidden love on an Indian reservation.

 

Frameline32, The 32nd San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival is held June 19-29, 2008. For more information, visit the website at http://www.frameline.org/

 

2008 SF PRIDE EVENTS

 Two Spirit Wellness Gathering

June 26th and 27th, 2008 Veterans War Memorial Bldg. 401 Van Ness Ave. SF CA

Presentations, Panels and Discussion on Health Disparities and Testemonials on Native Ways of Healing by Native LGBT People, Workshops on HIV/AIDS, Honoring Self, Family and Community, and Recovery.

Admission to the Two Spirit Wellness Gathering is FREE!

For more information, please click HERE

 

SF Pride Parade June 29th, 2008

NAAP's Executive Director honored as one of 2008 SF Pride Parade Community Grand Marshals

Each year, the SF LGBT Pride Committee oversees the nomination and election of the parade's community Grand Marshals. These people are members or friends of the LGBT community who have contributed to the betterment of society. Whether by word or deed, they have advanced the struggle for LGBT rights and deserve recognition for their work.

NAAP is proud to announce that our Executive Director, Joan Benoit has been named one of the Grand Marshals of the 2008 SF Pride Parade!   

 Joan Benoit - Grand Marshal

Joan Benoit has served as the Executive Director of the Native American AIDS Project since 1999, leading NAAP from a small satellite program to the only independent Native American HIV-specific organization in California. Joan was born into the Turtle Clan of the Potowatomi Nation and the Eagle Clan of the Anishanaabe Nation and is an enrolled member of the Chippewa of the Thames, First Nation. Joan has served on numerous boards of directors for various nonprofit organizations throughout the San Francisco Bay Area.

 

NAAP will have a booth at this year's Pride Festival. Please drop by and say "howdy"!

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