# Event Details - **Event Name**: Born Sacred: Indigenous Solidarity and World-Making with Smokii Sumac - **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 12 Nov, 2025 at 02:00 pm – Wed, 12 Nov, 2025 at 04:30 pm - **Event Description**: Join us for an afternoon in conversation with award-winning Ktunaxa two spirit artist & writer Smokii Sumac on his newest poetry collection.About this EventJoin 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 ProgramThis is a link for the publishers profile on the poet and the book:https://fernwoodpublishing.ca/authors/view/smokii-sumacAgenda?: 02:00 PM - 02:30 PMDoors Open?: 02:30 PM - 04:00 PMPanel DiscussionInfo: Panel discussion between Smokii Sumac, Adel Iskandar, and Cornel Bogle, moderated by Maral Aguilera-Moradipour.?: 04:00 PM - 04:30 PMTea and Refreshments - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/burnaby/born-sacred-indigenous-solidarity-and-world-making-with-smokii-sumac/100001835553623299 - **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, business, nonprofit, dog, spoken-word, storytelling - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: CAD ## Event venue details - **city**: Burnaby - **state**: BC - **country**: Canada - **location**: First Peoples’ Gathering House - **lat**: 49.27862940000001 - **long**: -122.9223521 - **full address**: First Peoples’ Gathering House, 8888 University Drive West, Burnaby, Canada ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Born Sacred: Indigenous Solidarity and World-Making with Smokii Sumac - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/e815a24b2565de1ab9ac625b91f3bb0de3ee6ca3db7cb4c536bd9daea6973a7a-rimg-w1200-h600-dc030303-gmir.jpg?v=1762258357 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Born Sacred: Indigenous Solidarity and World-Making with Smokii Sumac being held? - **A:** Born Sacred: Indigenous Solidarity and World-Making with Smokii Sumac takes place on Wed, 12 Nov, 2025 at 02:00 pm to Wed, 12 Nov, 2025 at 04:30 pm at First Peoples Gathering House, 8888 University Drive West, Burnaby, Canada. - **Q**: Who is organizing Born Sacred: Indigenous Solidarity and World-Making with Smokii Sumac? - **A:** Born Sacred: Indigenous Solidarity and World-Making with Smokii Sumac is organized by SFU Centre for Comparative Muslim Studies. - **Q**: Who is this event for? 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