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Aboriginal community-controlled art centres: Keeping Elders strong and connected. Articulating an ontologically situated, intergenerational model of care

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Abstract From Article:

  • Objective: To articulate how Aboriginal community-controlled art centres support the role of Elders and older people within an ontologically situated, intergenerational model of care.
  • Methods: In this paper, we draw on stories (data) generated through interviews involving 75 people associated with three Aboriginal community-controlled art centres and field notes taken during a Participatory Action Research (PAR) study. The study was undertaken in collaboration with three community-controlled art centres and two aged care providers over almost 4 years, in diverse Indigenous sovereignties, all located in geographically remote Australian locations.
  • Results: Engaging with decolonising and Indigenous theoretical frameworks, our analysis identified three interwoven meta-themes. These include connection to law and culture; purpose; and healing. Each theme had important subthemes, and all were central to upholding the well-being of older people and their families, as well as the art centre workforce, Country, and their broader communities.

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Accessibility & Inclusive Design

Aging & Longevity

Aging & Longevity > Health: Brain & Mental

Aging & Longevity > Lifelong Learning

Aging & Longevity > Positive Aging

Aging & Longevity > Purpose

Aging & Longevity > Social Interaction & Isolation

Aging & Longevity > Vitality & Wellness

Community Engagement

Community Engagement > Community Based Learning

Community Engagement > Community Engagement

Community Engagement > Diversity & Inclusion

Creative Aging

Creative Aging > Creative Expression

Creative Aging > Skills Mastery

Creative Aging > Social Engagement

contributors

Frances Batchelor

Jessica Cecil

Belinda Cook

Briony Dow

Scott Fraser

Melissa Lindeman

Paulene Mackwell

Roslyn Malay

Maree Meredith

Lynley Nargoodah

Chrischona Schmidt

Kathryn Squires

Michelle Young

resource type

Research and Studies

year

2022

keyword

Aboriginal community-controlled art centres

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