An award winning researcher and creative writer whose work focuses broadly on marginalized peoples and geographies, Sarah de Leeuw grew up and has spent most of her life in Northern British Columbia, including Haida Gwaii and Terrace. She is the Research Director of the Health Arts Research Centre and teaches in the areas of Indigenous peoples well-being and health humanities.
For almost 30 years Sarah has served with feminist oriented social justice focused organizations. She is deeply committed to an ethos of rigorous kindness and prides herself on reliability and a willingness to roll up her sleeves and work – especially for health, equity, safety, and the inherent human rights – like the right to a safe drug supply – in northern geographies.