Active Circle Research Project
The Canadian Institutes for Health Research (CIHR), Institute of Aboriginal Peoples’ Health (IAPH), and Health Canada – First Nations and Inuit Health Branch (FNIHB) are funding a three-year (2012-2015), $1 million CDN evaluation of Active Circle. Faculty and students from Queen’s, Ryerson and Nipissing universities, in partnership with Motivate Canada and Aboriginal communities, will work together to develop ways to evaluate Motivate Canada’s impact by using community centered, arts-based, and Indigenous research methods such as Sharing Circles, PhotoVoice and Anishnaabe Symbol-Based Reflection (www.ryerson.ca/asbr). The hope is to gain understanding about how positive youth development programs like Active Circle influence youth and community-level health, development and capacity. The grant will also provide an opportunity for Aboriginal youth to share their experiences through artwork at a large Sharing Event at the conclusion of the research project.
The Canadian Institutes for Health Research (CIHR), Institute of Aboriginal Peoples’ Health (IAPH), and Health Canada – First Nations and Inuit Health Branch (FNIHB) are funding a three-year, $1 million CDN evaluation of Active Circle – a unique initiative developed by Motivate Canada that supports and mentors youth leaders in Aboriginal communities through sport, recreation and physical activity. Faculty and students from Queen’s, Ryerson and Nipissing universities, in partnership with Motivate Canada and Aboriginal communities, will work together to develop ways to evaluate Active Circle’s impact by using community centered, arts-based, and Indigenous research methods such as Sharing Circles, PhotoVoice and Anishnaabe Symbol-Based Reflection (www.ryerson.ca/asbr). The hope is to gain understanding about how positive youth development programs like Active Circle influence youth and community-level health, development and capacity. The grant will also provide an opportunity for Aboriginal youth to share their experiences through artwork at a large Sharing Event at the conclusion of the research project.