Leisure-Like Pursuits as an Expression of Aboriginal Cultural Strengths and Living Actions

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ID11216751
AutoresYoshitaka Iwasaki (Temple University, autor correspondente), Judith Bartlett (0000-0002-9285-5369, Manitoba Health), Judith G Bartlett, Benjamin H Gottlieb (University of Guelph), Benjamin Gottlieb, Darlene Hall (Health Sciences Centre)
Ano2009
Volume31
Fascículo2
Páginas158-173
Data de publicação2009-03-09
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoLeisure Sciences (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0149-0400 • E-ISSN: 1521-0588
EditoraInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/01490400802686011
OpenAlexW2049659987
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas19
Referências citadas28

An Aboriginal-guided decolonizing methodology is employed in this study to examine the leisure-like lived experiences of urban-dwelling Metis and First Nations women and men living with diabetes (N = 42) in Winnipeg, Canada. Directed by the Aboriginal knowledge and world views to ensure cultural sensitivity and relevance, this methodology served as foreground for the voices of the Aboriginal study participants into three key themes of leisure-like pursuits. The first two themes, (1) family, friends, and relationship-oriented pursuits and (2) helping people in community, are closely related within the nature of Aboriginal relationships. The third theme is spiritual and cultural activities. An overarching quality of these leisure-like pursuits is engagement in enjoyable activities that are a meaningful expression of lived culture. Keywords: communitycultureIndigenousmeaningNative/First Nations/Metisspirituality The study was funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), Institute of Aboriginal Peoples' Health (IAPH)

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