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Okaadenige- Atlohsa Family Healing Services

Okaadenige 2-Spirit Circle: Bead Bracelet Making (Monthly Meeting)

Okaadenige- Atlohsa Family Healing Services

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Event: Okaadenige 2-Spirit Circle: Bead Bracelet Making

Location: Unit 109 343 Richmond Street, London, ON N6A 3C2

Time: 12:00 pm to 3:00pm

Contact: rmascarenhas@atlohsa.com OR (519) 488 0480


Join us at 343 Richmond St. Unit 109 for the first Okaadenige Two-Spirit Circle!

Come sit with us, and make bead bracelets for yourself, relatives or family, and learn about human trafficking, Okaadenige, and what we do to support our community in tackling Human Trafficking in a culturally safe and inclusive environment!

This circle provides support and services to indigenous, 2 spirit and LGBTQ+ folks who have experienced or are at risk of Human Trafficking, as well as spreading awareness and working to prevent Human Trafficking in our communities.

Okaadenige, an Ojibwe word that means “he or she braids things,” represents Atlohsa’s three-strand approach in reducing the impacts of human trafficking through prevention, awareness, and support services.

The eligibility for the circle is to self identify as indigenous and as 2-spirit/queer. Our first gathering will be open to people that have not had an intake yet, but that meet the eligibility criteria, and who may be interested in receiving services.

QX Land Acknowledgement

QX is located on the traditional territories of the Chonnonton, Anishinaabek, Haudenosaunee, and Lenaape Nations, connected through the London and Sombra Township Treaties, and to the Dish with One Spoon Covenant Wampum. With this acknowledgement, QX recognizes these Indigenous communities as the original stewards of this land and honours the enduring strength of their cultures, languages, and knowledge systems, which continue to thrive today.

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We also acknowledge that colonialization and the impacts of colonial violence are not just a piece of history, but also a current lived reality. The crisis of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two Spirits Peoples and the Calls to Action in The Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada tell us all that we can and must do better. Queer liberation does not exist in isolation, but rather in relationship with the very notion of Indigenous solidarity.

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Furthermore, QX would like to acknowledge the deeply rooted history of Two Spirit peoples. Their stories, teachings, and knowledges have always existed, and we hope to continue learning from and with them.

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QX invites our community to learn more about the Indigenous communities in this area. If you are looking for a place to start, the Indigenous Initiatives department through Western University has many publicly accessible videos, toolkits, and readings to support your learning.

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Queer Intersections (QX)

171 Queens Ave., Unit 420

London, ON

N6A 5J7​​

info@qxcanada.org

Charitable Registration Number: 767747819RR0001

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