Evaluation of the Ktsiìhtła (We Light the Fire) Project: building resiliency and connections through strengths-based creative arts programming for Indigenous youth

摘要

BackgroundThe creative arts – music, film, visual arts, dance, theatre, spoken word, literature, among others – are gradually being recognised as effective health promotion tools to empower, engage and improve the health and well-being in Indigenous youth communities. Arts-based programming has also had positive impacts in promoting health, mental wellness and resiliency amongst youth. However, often times the impacts and successes of such programming are not formally reported on, as reflected by the paucity of evaluations and reports in the literature.