June 17, 2023
8pm
$15/PWYC
Spoken Word Slam competition & Feature Performers
Featuring Kevin POETIK Wesaquate, Mike Ashkewe and Hope Engel
Refreshments, 2SIQTGLBIA+ & Accessible space
Kevin Wesaquate, poet, painter, welder & spoken word artist from Piapot First Nation, SK, founded Indigenous Poets Society. He is an Indigenous Art Leader with SCYAP since 2009 & loves combining written word, storytelling & visual imagery to create workshops for youth and adults in our communities.
Mike (O’dah ziibing/ Heart of the river) Ashkewe – Guelph Indigenous disability activist from Neyaashiinigmiing, ON. He has worked as a media commentator, reporter & podcaster since 2007.
Hope Engel is turtle clan, Oklahoma Choctaw, Chickasaw, Cherokee, Scotch-Irish & German. She is a two spirit, multiple-disabled, “indigenous femme-inist”, passionate about collaborative, creative community arts, being a “whole istic” (SEMP) practitioner, & co-creating “write” relations and sacred, caring communities.
Everyone Welcome. To Volunteer, or for any inquiries, contact Hope Engel hopemagic7@gmail.com.
Event partners: GSW, Indigenous Poets – ON & SK, ROW Upstream Fund, Kakatoosh Kafe, SVP
