Quelemia Sparrow is a multi-disciplinary Indigenous artist from the Musqueam Nation. She is a writer, actor, director, storyteller, host and dramaturge. Though she works in various forms, much of Quelemia’s work centres Indigenous perspective, specifically her Musqueam knowledge and culture. Over the past 20 years, she has been disseminating sχʷəy̓em̓ (Musqueam history), knowledge of placenames, stories and teachings that were passed down to her from her grandfather Ed Sparrow Sr. and her grandmother Rose Sparrow.

Quelemia’s writing and theatre practice is land-based and has been driven by a deep desire to reclaim Musqueam placenames, language and history. Decolonizing her work occurred out of necessity leading her to develop her own Musqueam-based creation methodology Indigenizing the dramaturgical and devised theatre process with Musqueam culture and protocols. She has continuously shared her knowledge on Indigenizing creative processes and has been a tireless advocate for bringing decolonization practices to the Canadian Theatre ecology and arts sector. She also works as a consultant within various sectors guiding the creation of policies rooted in reconciliation and decolonization.