Building Relationships between Elders and Youth Through Digital Storytelling: The Nak’azdli Lha’hutit’en Intergenerational Digital Story Telling Project University of Northern British Columbia | Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge | 2017-05-19 | Shannon Freeman, Simone Hausknecht |
Co-creation and the Nak'azdli La'hutiten projectinvited paper at the AGE-WELL Summer Institute in Shediac, Canada University of Northern British Columbia | Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge | 2017-07-01 | Shannon Freeman |
Fostering intergenerational relationshipsFostering intergenerational relationships and supporting meaningful engagement of elders through digital storytelling: Findings from the Nak'azdli La'hutiten project: invited paper to the AGE-WELL Annual Conference in Winnipeg, Canada University of Northern British Columbia | Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge | 2017-10-18 | Shannon Freeman |
Co-creation and the Nak'azdli Lha'hutiten Intergenerational digital storytelling project keynote speaker at the AGE-WELL Summer Institute University of Northern British Columbia | Scientific Excellence - Leadership | 2017-12-20 | Shannon Freeman |
Intergenerational Digital Storytelling Program Winnipeg, CAG 2017 University of Northern British Columbia | Scientific Excellence - Leadership | 2017-10-20 | Shannon Freeman |
Reflections on an intergenerational digital storytelling programAGE-WELL Winnipeg 2017 University of Northern British Columbia | Scientific Excellence - Leadership | 2017-10-17 | Shannon Freeman |
TECH-APS: Technology for active participation in society.Munteanu, C., & Kaufman, D. (2017, October). TECH-APS: Technology for active participation in society. Invited presentation to AGE-WELL International Scientific Advisory Committee at AGE-WELL 2017 Annual Conference, Winnipeg, Canada. University of Toronto, Simon Fraser University | KTEE - Knowledge Mobilization | 2017-10-18 | Cosmin Munteanu, David Kaufman |
Promoting Mental Health and Well-being of Nak'azdli Elders Promoting Mental Health and Well-being of Nak'azdli Elders using intergenerational digital story telling: Findings from the Nak'azdli Lha'hutit'en Project. This presentation described one way to document oral histories while simultaneously building intergenerational relationships through the use of technology. We discussed how we were able to: 1. Introduce technology as a means to foster relationships between elder and youth to help preserve cultural identity; and 2. Use technology as a bridge to reduce social isolation and improve mental health and wellbeing of elders in the community by facilitating an opportunity for meaningful contribution and to connect to younger generations in the Nak’azdli community
This presentation was given at the Innovation & Development Commons Brown Bag Lunch, Prince George, BC University of Northern British Columbia | Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge | 2017-11-23 | Shannon Freeman, Jenny Martin |
Reflections on an intergenerational digital storytelling program in a First Nations Community in Northern BCThe Nak'azdli Whut'en recognize the importance to promote intergenerational relationships through meaningful engagement of Elders in the community. In partnership with the Nak'azdli Health Centre, we adapted a digital storytelling workshop to be used with Elementary school children and Elders in the Nak'azdli and surrounding communities. Elders met and shared their stories with grade 6 and 7 students. The students audio recorded the stories and added music and pictures to make them into digital stories. As this was a pilot, we will discuss how we adapted the workshop process and will share our learnings for future revisions of this workshop. University of Northern British Columbia | Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge | 2017-10-17 | Georgia Betkus, Shannon Freeman |
Piloting an Intergenerational Digital Storytelling Program with Indigenous Elders and YouthOur team piloted an intergenerational digital storytelling workshop aimed at building healthy relationships and preserving culture between Indigenous Elders and youth in the Nak'azdli First Nation community in Northern BC. In this study, a community based research approach was utilized which involved a partnership between the Nak'azdli Health Centre, the Elder's Society, the elementary school, and researchers from three Universities. This program took place over one month in Spring 2017, and included 10 workshop sessions. All aspects were co-created with community partners to ensure it met the needs of all partners and also aligned with the BC school curriculum. Grade 6 and 7 elementary school students along with a number of Elders participated. During 4 sessions, Elders shared personal and traditional stories with students. The students recorded these sessions and engaged with the Elders by asking them questions related to their stories. At the end of the project, the completed digital stories were shown to the community. Students, Elders, and teachers were interviewed mid-way through the project and at the final community showing. Researcher and community observations were also collected with a goal of considering the best approach for future iterations. Results from the interviews revealed that all groups found the project worthwhile in building intergenerational relationships and preserving cultural knowledge, with all members being engaged in the process. The interviews revealed that, while the intergenerational digital storytelling workshops were well received, this workshop must be revised in order to be sustainable and integrated within the school curriculum. University of Northern British Columbia | Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge | 2017-10-20 | Georgia Betkus, Shannon Freeman |
PG Citizen - capturing traditional storiesA newspaper article describing the project and its background, implications, and impact on communities in and surrounding Prince George. University of Northern British Columbia | KTEE - Knowledge Mobilization | 2016-10-08 | Shannon Freeman |
Friesen BCGPA SymposiumOral presentation outlining the research project; measuring quality of telehealth services in northern BC, intergenerational digital storytelling in the Nak’azdli First Nations community, and technology in later life in rural communities University of Northern British Columbia | Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge | 2017-05-18 | Shannon Freeman, Simone Hausknecht |
AGE-WELL webinarAGE-WELL Webinar Series: Fostering intergenerational relationships and supporting meaningful engagement of elders through digital storytelling: Findings From The Nak'azdli Lha'hutit'en Project University of Northern British Columbia | KTEE - Knowledge Mobilization | 2017-06-27 | Shannon Freeman, Jenny Martin |