Learning, Indigenizing, and Delivering Forum Theatre Activities in Indigenous Communities: Reflections of Community Facilitators

• Published in: First Peoples Child & Family Review
• Main Authors: Lines, Laurie-Ann, Anderson, Shaun, Jardine, Cindy, Marty, Casadaya
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada 2024
• Subjects: Theatre of the Oppressed; mental wellness; Indigenous; health; Indigenizing; decolonizing; community-based activity; First Nations; forum theatre; Augusto; Canada; Northwest Territories
• Online Access: http://id.erudit.org/iderudit/1114910ar; https://doi.org/10.7202/1114910ar

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