Grant: Travel Awards - Institute Community Support

The number of older adults in Canada continues to growth, and this population growth is even more evident with Indigenous Canadians. Indigenous peoples also experience greater disparities in health and increased health complexities related to aging. My PhD research proposal seeks to reveal the perceptions and experiences of physical activity(PA) among Métis older adults in partnership with the northern, remote community of Île-à-la-Crosse, Saskatchewan. Using a Community-Engaged Participatory Action Research and a 2-eyed seeing approach which privileges an Indigenous worldview, I will reveal Métis older adults' physical activity experiences, learn what activities are important for them, and how they engage in activity. Understanding the importance of supporting life-satisfaction and healthy aging, this project aims to discover what activity(ies) can be supported and enhanced through adaptation to existing interventions or implementation of new culture-based health promoting interventions. This project is embedded in, and will inform a larger CIHR funded healthy aging project "Wuskiwiy-tan (Let's Move!) Aging well in a northern Saskatchewan Métis community", which will highlight concepts, experiences, and aspirations of healthy aging.