Scoping Review Connecting Our Way ...

• Main Authors: Benveniste, Tessa, Kalucy, Deanna, Dickson, MIchelle, Janise Mitchell, Espinoza, Claudia Alarcon, Jack, Michelle, Ekanayake, Kanchana, Clancy, Kristy, Angelo, Candace, Buratti, Sue, Saunders, Vicki, Laycock, Alison, Atkinson, Judy, Cameron, Danielle, Dellow, Stacey
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: OSF Registries 2024
• Subjects: Medicine and Health Sciences; Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander/First Nation/Indigenous; Connection family; Connection to community; Connection to culture; Connection to kinship; Connection to land or ‘Country’; SEWB-Mental health; children aged 5 to 12; cultural identity; cultural well-being; holistic initiatives; sense of self-healing; social skills; First Nations
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.17605/osf.io/g6fqn; https://osf.io/g6fqn/

This scoping review is part of the Connecting Our Way (CoW) project. Cow is a First-Nations Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander led program for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children aged 5 to 12. Inspired by an earlier Connecting to Culture (CCP) program, CoW aims to build confidence in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children, teach emotional regulation and mindfulness through connection to culture, as well as building a positive connection with identity and cultural spirit. While the CCP was designed for use in Wadjuk Noongar Country, this project will use the research method of Yarning methodology with local key stakeholders, staff, and parents/caregivers to co-design CoW to meet two partner communities' cultural needs. CoW intends to create a culturally infused sense of belonging and increase children's attachment to a community that supports healing against past trauma. Consistent literature from a global viewpoint outlines that cultural identity has been recognised as important in ...