This is what's going to heal our kids’
Bringing the Sexy Health Carnival into Indigenous cultural gatherings
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15098805 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Alexa Lesperance (Indigenous Family Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada), Caterina Tess Kendrick (0000-0003-3201-993X, York University), Sarah Flicker (0000-0001-6202-5519, York University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue | 7 |
| Pages | 863-878 |
| Publication date | 2023-07-03 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Culture Health & Sexuality (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1369-1058 • E-ISSN: 1464-5351 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13691058.2022.2105402 |
| PMID | 36271886 |
| OpenAlex | W4307091385 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 17 |
The Sexy Health Carnival is a peer-developed Indigenous health initiative designed to provide culturally-relevant health information for Indigenous youth. The Carnival takes a strengths-based, holistic approach to address topics in fun and interactive ways. As part of the study described here, the Carnival was taken to 6 First Nations, 3 Métis, and 2 Inuit cultural gatherings in Canada. Due to complex histories of colonialism, bringing sexual health and harm reduction programming to cultural gatherings remains controversial. Interviews were conducted with 10 Carnival leaders. Transcripts were transcribed verbatim and inductively coded using NVivo. There was strong support for bringing the Carnival into cultural spaces because (a) teachings on health, sexuality, and reproduction are sacred and belong in cultural spaces, (b) doing so was requested by the communities themselves, (c) the Carnival holds potential to challenge harmful stigma, and (d) the Carnival supported a peer-led initiative. Facilitators also described several challenges encountered including (a) resistance to discussing stigmatised subjects, (b) issues of safety and (c) the intensive physical and emotional demands of the Carnival's implementation. The Carnival aids in re-imagining what culturally safe health promotion can look like when it is led by and for Indigenous youth. While the Carnival contributes to Indigenous cultural resilience and resurgence, further support is needed to enhance sustainably
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| Citations per year | 0.33 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2023 - 2023 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |