Art as Cultural Practice: Voices of Kainai Nation Educators on Students’ School Engagement and Wellness following a Community-led Art Workshop

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dc.contributor.advisorSchwartz, Kelly Dean
dc.contributor.advisorFellner, Karlee D.
dc.contributor.authorVan Bavel, Marisa Sylvia
dc.contributor.committeememberMurry, Adam
dc.contributor.committeememberBrandon, Jim
dc.date2018-11
dc.date.accessioned2018-10-09T18:26:39Z
dc.date.available2018-10-09T18:26:39Z
dc.date.issued2018-09-14
dc.description.abstractThis thesis examines the role of an art workshop in releasing Indigenous youth’s creativity and connecting them to school in a culturally appropriate way. My research questions consider how cultural and artistic engagement address student wellness and educational engagement in order to consider how pedagogy and curriculum can be adapted to better serve Blackfoot students. Following research conversations with school personnel, Storywork analysis was used to explore the importance of art-as-therapy, self-representation, art as a voice, traditional examples of art in culture, and contemporary Indigenous art politics. This study found that art connected youth to their culture, their peers and their school. Art was also described as a method for rediscovering voice, empowering students, and developing a positive identity. The findings are intended to support schools’ capacities to respond to Indigenous student wellness and educational needs. Findings will support a larger initiative that seeks to articulate a framework that other Indigenous communities and schools may draw upon.en_US
dc.identifier.citationVan Bavel, M. S. (2018). Art as Cultural Practice: Voices of Kainai Nation Educators on Students’ School Engagement and Wellness following a Community-led Art Workshop (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/33141en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/33141
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1880/108790
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.facultyGraduate Studies
dc.publisher.facultyWerklund School of Education
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.publisher.placeCalgaryen
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.
dc.subjectIndigenous youth
dc.subjectBlackfoot Students
dc.subjectArt Workshop
dc.subjectSchool Engagement
dc.subjectWellness
dc.subjectCultural Engagement
dc.subjectArt-as-therapy
dc.subjectEmpowerment
dc.subject.classificationEducational Psychologyen_US
dc.titleArt as Cultural Practice: Voices of Kainai Nation Educators on Students’ School Engagement and Wellness following a Community-led Art Workshop
dc.typemaster thesis
thesis.degree.disciplineEducational Psychology
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science (MSc)
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