Sarah Kriekle

Sarah is a Lawyer at the Wahkohtowin Law & Governance Lodge, which is a dedicated research unit out of the University of Alberta Faculty of law with a mandate to support Indigenous law revitalization and governance. Sarah also maintains a limited child welfare practice with Advocate Law in Red Deer. She graduated with a JD in 2020 from the University of Alberta. Prior to law school, Sarah earned her Bachelor of Commerce degree from Athabasca University.

Sarah is of Métis/Settler heritage and is a former child in care. Her background has made her a strong advocate for equity issues, and she has written or co-written articles on the topics of access to justice, progress on the Truth and Reconciliation Commission Calls to Action, and the rights of youth aging out of government care.

Sarah has been involved in numerous volunteer initiatives and currently sits of the boards of the Central Alberta Bar Society and Habitat for Humanity, as well as for a yet unnamed startup public interest legal organization in Alberta.

Through her life experiences, Sarah has an intimate understanding of the difference that stable housing can make to family wellbeing. She is grateful to serve on Red Deer Region’s Habitat for Humanity board, where she can apply her legal and business knowledge to a cause that helps families access stable and affordable housing.