Born Sacred: Indigenous Solidarity and World-Making with Smokii Sumac

Join us for an afternoon in conversation with award-winning Ktunaxa two spirit artist and writer Smokii Sumac on his newest poetry collection, Indigenous solidarity, storytelling, and liberation.

The event is open to all but must be registered for via Eventbrite as space is limited.
Speakers:
Smokii Sumac is a Ktunaxa two spirit poet, emerging playwright, painter, and Cultural Youth Worker. He has released two poetry collections and is working on a spoken word album forthcoming in early 2026. Smokii lives in ʔamakʔis Ktunaxa with his husband, their cats, chicken, and a “big ole rez dog” named Kootenay Lou.

Cornel Bogle is a poet and an assistant professor of Black diasporic literatures in the Department of English.

Adel Iskandar is an associate professor of Global Communication and the director of CCMS.

Cosponsors:

Department of English; Indigenous Voices Awards (IVAs); Department of World Languages & Literatures; CCMS; Global Asia Program

This is a link for the publishers profile on the poet and the book:

https://fernwoodpublishing.ca/authors/view/smokii-sumac

Info: Panel discussion between Smokii Sumac, Adel Iskandar, and Cornel Bogle, moderated by Maral Aguilera-Moradipour.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

First Peoples’ Gathering House, 8888 University Drive West, Burnaby, Canada

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