Layering theatre's potential for change: Drama, education, and community in aboriginal health research

Warren Linds, Heather Ritenburg, Linda Goulet, Jo Ann Episkenew, Karen Schmidt, Nuno Ribeiro, Allison Whiteman

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Abstract

In this article, we provide a short history of a research project that works in partnership with the File Hills Qu'Appelle Tribal Council Health Services in southern Saskatchewan that engages Indigenous youth through theatre to explore health issues that affect their lives and their communities. Using applied theatre and other arts-based approaches, we co-create spaces in which youth can critically examine the choices they make that affect their health. We explain why we chose theatre as a research method and describe how we adapted theatre workshop methods to respond to the needs of the Indigenous youth participants. Finally, we discuss challenges and limitations of this kind of work.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)37-43
Number of pages7
JournalCanadian Theatre Review
Volume154
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 1 2013
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • adolescent health
  • applied theatre
  • arts-based research
  • colonization
  • community theatre
  • decolonization
  • youth engagement

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Visual Arts and Performing Arts

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