• ‘Udustl’us oosdutat’en-i: Beyond Colouring Book

    HARC is pleased to share the ‘Udustl’us oosdutat’en-i: Beyond Colouring Book illustrated by Nikiya MacKinlay and written by Sarah de Leeuw, Lisa Striegler, and Marion Erickson. A growing body of research and ...

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  • Call for Proposals!

    HARC seeks proposals for a project entitled H.E.A.L. Healthcare: Hearts-based Education and Anti-colonial Learning. If you have ever had an idea (or an experience) that you think would be good ...

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  • Hearts-based Education and Anticolonial Learning

    HARC receives $1-million Indigenous Services Canada grant in partnership with the NCCIH for a two-year project focused on promoting cultural safety and Indigenous knowledge in health care.

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  • Book Launch!

    We are pleased to announce the publication of ‘Introduction to Determinants of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Peoples’ Health in Canada’ edited by HARC director, Sarah de Leeuw, along with ...

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Our Story

With the highest rates of both preventable and treatable premature mortality in BC (194.5 and 45.7 deaths per 100,000 population, respectively), the Northern Health Authority has the lowest health status ...

Who We Are

We are a group of learners, researchers and collaborators from diverse disciplinary backgrounds and experience who are interested in synergistic and creative ways to interrogate the determinants of health disparities ...

Recent Work

Recent, current and ongoing activities, initiatives and projects exploring the relationships between creative expression, the arts, health and healing in the north. Through our works, HARC, our partners and collaborators strive to create and sustain…