Camp Aranu'tiq
{{short description|Camp for transgender youth}}
Camp Aranu'tiq is a sleepaway camp for transgender children. It is operated by Harbor Camps, Inc., a nonprofit organization that runs camps for children and youth from marginalized populations, including those with dwarfism and craniofacial abnormalities.{{cite web |title=HARBOR CAMPS |url=https://www.guidestar.org/profile/26-4037161 |website=www.guidestar.org |accessdate=24 October 2019}} The camp is located in New Hampshire.
History
Camp Aranu'tiq was founded in 2009 by Nick Teich, a transgender man who had been asked to stop working at a sleepaway camp as a result of his transition. He realized that transgender children would go through the same issue of being kept out of gender-segregated spaces and thought that they should have a place where they felt completely comfortable.{{cite web |last1=Teich |first1=Nick |title=Camp Aranu'tiq |url=https://www.socialworker.com/feature-articles/practice/Camp_Aranu%27tiq/ |website=socialworker.com |publisher=The New Social Worker |accessdate=11 October 2019}}{{cite web |last1=Dupere |first1=Katie |title=US: Camp Aranu'tiq provides trans youth a safe, accepting summer camp experience |url=https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2014/08/13/us-camp-aranutiq-provides-trans-youth-a-safe-accepting-summer-camp-experience/ |website=www.pinknews.co.uk/ |publisher=Pink News |accessdate=11 October 2019 |date=13 August 2014}}
The name "Aranu'tiq" is a Chugach word for people who were thought to embody both a female and male spirit, also known as two-spirit. In that culture, Aranu'tiq people were considered lucky.{{cite web |title=A safe camp experience for transgender youth |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/advertising/campguide/chi-camp-safe-camp-experience-for-transgender-youth-20150209-story.html |website=chicagotribune.com |date=12 February 2015 |publisher=Chicago Tribune |accessdate=11 October 2019}}
In 2015, Caitlyn Jenner visited and blogged about the camp, which was featured on an episode of her reality show, I Am Cait.{{cite web |title=Caitlyn Jenner Blogs About Her Visit to Transgender Youth Camp |url=https://www.eonline.com/news/691319/caitlyn-jenner-blogs-about-transgender-youth-retreat-camp-aranu-tiq-and-has-mastermind-nick-teich-tell-his-story |website=E! Online |accessdate=11 October 2019 |date=2015}}
Notable campers
- Jazz Jennings, activist{{cite web |last1=Bigam |first1=Kate |title=Book Review: Being Jazz: My Life as a (Transgender) Teen |url=https://reformjudaism.org/jewish-life/arts-culture/literature/being-jazz-my-life-transgender-teen |website=ReformJudaism.org |accessdate=11 October 2019 |language=en |date=6 July 2016 |archive-date=11 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191011171303/https://reformjudaism.org/jewish-life/arts-culture/literature/being-jazz-my-life-transgender-teen |url-status=dead }}
- Nicole Maines, actress{{cite web |last1=English |first1=Bella |title=Camp for transgender kids builds trust |url=https://www.boston.com/culture/lifestyle/2012/09/02/camp-for-transgender-kids-builds-trust |website=www.boston.com |accessdate=11 October 2019}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.camparanutiq.org/ Camp Aranu'tiq website]
- [https://harborcamps.org/ Harbor Camps website]
Category:Non-profit organizations based in the United States
Category:LGBTQ youth organizations based in the United States
Category:Transgender organizations in the United States