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Sacred Breath: Indigenous Writing and Storytelling Series

Save the Date! Thursday, November 19th, 5:00-7:30pm at wǝɫǝbʔaltxʷ Intellectual House 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. Free and open to the public. Doors open at 4:30pm with light refreshments. Event begins at 5pm with readings from Simon Ortiz and Sara Marie Ortiz, followed by audience Q&A. ABOUT THE ARTISTS SIMON J. ORTIZ… Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Intellectual House (INT). Campus room: Gathering Hall. Accessibility Contact: jedge18@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars. Performances. Special Events. Event sponsors: Sacred Breath is sponsored by the Department of American Indian Studies, the Mellon Foundation, 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, and the Muckleshoot Tribe. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AIS.department. Thursday, November 19, 2026, 5:00 PM – 7:30 PM. For more info visit ais.washington.edu.