Weechi metuwe mitotan

Playing games of presence with Indigenous youth in Saskatchewan, Canada

Bibliographic Data

ID4486009
AuthorsWarren Linds (0000-0002-6379-2338, Concordia University, corresponding author), Megan Hyslop (Concordia University), Linda Goulet (First Nations University of Canada), Victor Eduardo Jasso Juárez (Segunda Piel, Querétaro, Mexico)
Year2018
Volume7
Issue1
Pages41-59
Publication date2018-01-02
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Play (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2159-4937 • E-ISSN: 2159-4953
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/21594937.2018.1437340
OpenAlexW2794338411
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited22

This article explores the role of play and how the integration of play in the arts contributes to supporting holistic well-being in Indigenous youth. We specifically focus on ‘Games of Presence’ (Gee, personal communication, August 25, 2015) which are theatre games often categorized as warm-ups, energizers and exercises in applied theatre programmes. We draw on interviews with youth participants in our workshops and adult facilitators who have told us that these games are not just fun – they have a greater significance, in that they build trust, enabling the development of voice, positive relationships and the sharing of power. Play also connects youth to elders and cultural practices; they told us that these connections were also ways to learn about themselves. Our hope is that this article will point to the need for further research on play and youth in different cultural contexts

Art · Developmental psychology · Indigenous · Pedagogy · Political science · Positive Youth Development · Public relations · Sociology · The arts · Visual arts · Art Education and Development · Children's Rights and Participation · Participatory Visual Research Methods · Psychology

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