Listening and Learning: Applying a Community-Based Participatory Approach to Design a Physical Literacy Model for Indigenous Older Adults
The goal of the study is to produce a physical literacy model that is culturally relevant for Indigenous older adults, particularly those living on-reserve in rural areas. The broader impacts of the study are to empower Indigenous older adults to feel confident in their abilities to engage in culturally specific daily physical activities and in turn, age in place in their local reserve communities.
This project will increase understanding and insight into how traditional ways of knowing and living can be incorporated in programming and supports for rurally located Indigenous older adults living on-reserve. The research outputs of this study will inform the ongoing work aimed at empowering Indigenous communities to take control of their own health and wellbeing; and thus, improve the overall quality of life among Indigenous peoples in Canada.
Funding
Funded by SSHRC
Our Team
Dr. Amanda Froehlich Chow is the Principal Investigator on this project, she holds an Assistant Professor position at the School of Public Health in the University of Saskatchewan. We are working with diverse stakeholders within different departments in the University as well as several community partners.