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Healing Heart of Lushootseed Speaker Series

A series to prepare for the UW Symphony performance of Healing Heart of the First People of This Land (February 2026) Open to the public – doors open at 10:30am for coffee & pastries Featuring 10/9 łuutiis Charlotte Coté (Nuu-chah-nulth) with Dian Million (Tanana) as discussant. 10/16 Tami Hohn (Puyallup) with McKenna Sweet Dorman (Snoqualmie) as discussant 10/23 Laurel Sercombe with John Vallier as discussant 10/30 John LaPointe (Swinomish) 11/6 Jill tsisqʷux̌ʷaʔł LaPointe (Upper Skagit/Nooksack) with Janet Yoder 11/13 Composer Bruce Ruddell, Musicians Adia tsi sʔuyuʔaɫ Bowen (Upper Skagit) and Ben Workman Smith (Tolowa), Conductors Ryan Dudenbostel and David Rahbee, with John-Carlos Perea (Mescalero Apache/German/Irish/Chicano) as discussant 11/20 Sasha taqwšəblu LaPointe (Upper Skagit/Nooksack) For more information on this series: https://healingheartproject.org/ For more information on the Feb. 2026 performance: https://music.washington.edu/upcoming. Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Intellectual House (INT). Campus room: Gathering Hall. Accessibility Contact: jbperea@uw.edu. Event Types: Academics. Lectures/Seminars. Performances. Event sponsors: Lushootseed Research Indigenous Peoples Institute @ Seattle U Arts UW School of Music Center for American Indian and Indigenous Studies American Indian Studies Department Simpson Center for the Humanities wǝɫǝbʔaltxʷ - Intellectual House @ U Washington. Target Audience: students, faculty. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/1664BnEscg/. Thursday, October 16, 2025, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM. For more info visit healingheartproject.org.

Healing Heart of Lushootseed Speaker Series

A series to prepare for the UW Symphony performance of Healing Heart of the First People of This Land (February 2026) Open to the public – doors open at 10:30am for coffee & pastries Featuring 10/9 łuutiis Charlotte Coté (Nuu-chah-nulth) with Dian Million (Tanana) as discussant. 10/16 Tami Hohn (Puyallup) with McKenna Sweet Dorman (Snoqualmie) as discussant 10/23 Laurel Sercombe with John Vallier as discussant 10/30 John LaPointe (Swinomish) 11/6 Jill tsisqʷux̌ʷaʔł LaPointe (Upper Skagit/Nooksack) with Janet Yoder 11/13 Composer Bruce Ruddell, Musicians Adia tsi sʔuyuʔaɫ Bowen (Upper Skagit) and Ben Workman Smith (Tolowa), Conductors Ryan Dudenbostel and David Rahbee, with John-Carlos Perea (Mescalero Apache/German/Irish/Chicano) as discussant 11/20 Sasha taqwšəblu LaPointe (Upper Skagit/Nooksack) For more information on this series: https://healingheartproject.org/ For more information on the Feb. 2026 performance: https://music.washington.edu/upcoming. Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Intellectual House (INT). Campus room: Gathering Hall. Accessibility Contact: jbperea@uw.edu. Event Types: Academics. Lectures/Seminars. Performances. Event sponsors: Lushootseed Research Indigenous Peoples Institute @ Seattle U Arts UW School of Music Center for American Indian and Indigenous Studies American Indian Studies Department Simpson Center for the Humanities wǝɫǝbʔaltxʷ - Intellectual House @ U Washington. Target Audience: students, faculty. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/1664BnEscg/. Thursday, October 23, 2025, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM. For more info visit healingheartproject.org.

Healing Heart of Lushootseed Speaker Series

A series to prepare for the UW Symphony performance of Healing Heart of the First People of This Land (February 2026) Open to the public – doors open at 10:30am for coffee & pastries Featuring 10/9 łuutiis Charlotte Coté (Nuu-chah-nulth) with Dian Million (Tanana) as discussant. 10/16 Tami Hohn (Puyallup) with McKenna Sweet Dorman (Snoqualmie) as discussant 10/23 Laurel Sercombe with John Vallier as discussant 10/30 John LaPointe (Swinomish) 11/6 Jill tsisqʷux̌ʷaʔł LaPointe (Upper Skagit/Nooksack) with Janet Yoder 11/13 Composer Bruce Ruddell, Musicians Adia tsi sʔuyuʔaɫ Bowen (Upper Skagit) and Ben Workman Smith (Tolowa), Conductors Ryan Dudenbostel and David Rahbee, with John-Carlos Perea (Mescalero Apache/German/Irish/Chicano) as discussant 11/20 Sasha taqwšəblu LaPointe (Upper Skagit/Nooksack) For more information on this series: https://healingheartproject.org/ For more information on the Feb. 2026 performance: https://music.washington.edu/upcoming. Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Intellectual House (INT). Campus room: Gathering Hall. Accessibility Contact: jbperea@uw.edu. Event Types: Academics. Lectures/Seminars. Performances. Event sponsors: Lushootseed Research Indigenous Peoples Institute @ Seattle U Arts UW School of Music Center for American Indian and Indigenous Studies American Indian Studies Department Simpson Center for the Humanities wǝɫǝbʔaltxʷ - Intellectual House @ U Washington. Target Audience: students, faculty. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/1664BnEscg/. Thursday, October 30, 2025, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM. For more info visit healingheartproject.org.

Healing Heart of Lushootseed Speaker Series

A series to prepare for the UW Symphony performance of Healing Heart of the First People of This Land (February 2026) Open to the public – doors open at 10:30am for coffee & pastries Featuring 10/9 łuutiis Charlotte Coté (Nuu-chah-nulth) with Dian Million (Tanana) as discussant. 10/16 Tami Hohn (Puyallup) with McKenna Sweet Dorman (Snoqualmie) as discussant 10/23 Laurel Sercombe with John Vallier as discussant 10/30 John LaPointe (Swinomish) 11/6 Jill tsisqʷux̌ʷaʔł LaPointe (Upper Skagit/Nooksack) with Janet Yoder 11/13 Composer Bruce Ruddell, Musicians Adia tsi sʔuyuʔaɫ Bowen (Upper Skagit) and Ben Workman Smith (Tolowa), Conductors Ryan Dudenbostel and David Rahbee, with John-Carlos Perea (Mescalero Apache/German/Irish/Chicano) as discussant 11/20 Sasha taqwšəblu LaPointe (Upper Skagit/Nooksack) For more information on this series: https://healingheartproject.org/ For more information on the Feb. 2026 performance: https://music.washington.edu/upcoming. Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Intellectual House (INT). Campus room: Gathering Hall. Accessibility Contact: jbperea@uw.edu. Event Types: Academics. Lectures/Seminars. Performances. Event sponsors: Lushootseed Research Indigenous Peoples Institute @ Seattle U Arts UW School of Music Center for American Indian and Indigenous Studies American Indian Studies Department Simpson Center for the Humanities wǝɫǝbʔaltxʷ - Intellectual House @ U Washington. Target Audience: students, faculty. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/1664BnEscg/. Thursday, November 6, 2025, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM. For more info visit healingheartproject.org.

Healing Heart of Lushootseed Speaker Series

A series to prepare for the UW Symphony performance of Healing Heart of the First People of This Land (February 2026) Open to the public – doors open at 10:30am for coffee & pastries Featuring 10/9 łuutiis Charlotte Coté (Nuu-chah-nulth) with Dian Million (Tanana) as discussant. 10/16 Tami Hohn (Puyallup) with McKenna Sweet Dorman (Snoqualmie) as discussant 10/23 Laurel Sercombe with John Vallier as discussant 10/30 John LaPointe (Swinomish) 11/6 Jill tsisqʷux̌ʷaʔł LaPointe (Upper Skagit/Nooksack) with Janet Yoder 11/13 Composer Bruce Ruddell, Musicians Adia tsi sʔuyuʔaɫ Bowen (Upper Skagit) and Ben Workman Smith (Tolowa), Conductors Ryan Dudenbostel and David Rahbee, with John-Carlos Perea (Mescalero Apache/German/Irish/Chicano) as discussant 11/20 Sasha taqwšəblu LaPointe (Upper Skagit/Nooksack) For more information on this series: https://healingheartproject.org/ For more information on the Feb. 2026 performance: https://music.washington.edu/upcoming. Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Intellectual House (INT). Campus room: Gathering Hall. Accessibility Contact: jbperea@uw.edu. Event Types: Academics. Lectures/Seminars. Performances. Event sponsors: Lushootseed Research Indigenous Peoples Institute @ Seattle U Arts UW School of Music Center for American Indian and Indigenous Studies American Indian Studies Department Simpson Center for the Humanities wǝɫǝbʔaltxʷ - Intellectual House @ U Washington. Target Audience: students, faculty. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/1664BnEscg/. Thursday, November 13, 2025, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM. For more info visit healingheartproject.org.

Healing Heart of Lushootseed Speaker Series

A series to prepare for the UW Symphony performance of Healing Heart of the First People of This Land (February 2026) Open to the public – doors open at 10:30am for coffee & pastries Featuring 10/9 łuutiis Charlotte Coté (Nuu-chah-nulth) with Dian Million (Tanana) as discussant. 10/16 Tami Hohn (Puyallup) with McKenna Sweet Dorman (Snoqualmie) as discussant 10/23 Laurel Sercombe with John Vallier as discussant 10/30 John LaPointe (Swinomish) 11/6 Jill tsisqʷux̌ʷaʔł LaPointe (Upper Skagit/Nooksack) with Janet Yoder 11/13 Composer Bruce Ruddell, Musicians Adia tsi sʔuyuʔaɫ Bowen (Upper Skagit) and Ben Workman Smith (Tolowa), Conductors Ryan Dudenbostel and David Rahbee, with John-Carlos Perea (Mescalero Apache/German/Irish/Chicano) as discussant 11/20 Sasha taqwšəblu LaPointe (Upper Skagit/Nooksack) For more information on this series: https://healingheartproject.org/ For more information on the Feb. 2026 performance: https://music.washington.edu/upcoming. Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Intellectual House (INT). Campus room: Gathering Hall. Accessibility Contact: jbperea@uw.edu. Event Types: Academics. Lectures/Seminars. Performances. Event sponsors: Lushootseed Research Indigenous Peoples Institute @ Seattle U Arts UW School of Music Center for American Indian and Indigenous Studies American Indian Studies Department Simpson Center for the Humanities wǝɫǝbʔaltxʷ - Intellectual House @ U Washington. Target Audience: students, faculty. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/1664BnEscg/. Thursday, November 20, 2025, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM. For more info visit healingheartproject.org.

Sacred Breath: Indigenous Writing and Storytelling Series

The Department of American Indian Studies at the University of Washington hosts an annual literary and storytelling series. Sacred Breath features Indigenous writers and storytellers sharing their craft at the beautiful wǝɫǝbʔaltxʷ Intellectual House on the UW Seattle campus. Storytelling offers a spiritual connection, a sharing of sacred breath. Literature, similarly, preserves human experience and ideals. Both forms are durable and transmit power that teaches us how to live. Both storytelling and reading aloud can impact audiences through the power of presence, allowing for the experience of the transfer of sacred breath as audiences are immersed in the experience of being inside stories and works of literature. As the days grow shorter, we gather in for a gathering with friends, family, and community to appreciate some long-form storytelling. 3:00pm Weaving Workshop 4:00pm Storytelling Session 1 with Roger Fernandes and youth storytellers 5:00pm Dinner served 6:00pm Storytelling Session 2 with a special… Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Intellectual House (INT). Campus room: Gathering Hall. Accessibility Contact: jedge18@uw.edu. Event Types: Performances. Special Events. Event sponsors: Sacred Breath is sponsored by the Department of American Indian Studies, the Center for American Indian and Indigenous Studies, the UW Department of English, the Banks Center for Educational Justice, the Squaxin Island Tribe, the Suquamish Tribe, the Muckelshoot Tribe, and the Mellon Foundation. Friday, November 21, 2025, 3:00 PM – 8:00 PM. For more info visit ais.washington.edu.