Barb Fornssler's research while affiliated with University of Saskatchewan and other places

... These findings are also in line with the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's (2015) recommendations that Indigenous people are not only made aware of the history of colonization and assimilation, but that they are supported in healing and re-establishing their collective cultural identities. Reconnecting to one's cultural identity and engaging in culturally based practices is essential in promoting wellness for Indigenous people (Fiedeldey-Van Dijk et al., 2016). Helping Indigenous youth build a strong sense of cultural identity may better equip them to conquer the burden associated with the historical trauma faced by their people by turning back to traditional ways of life and re-establishing their cultural identity (Kirmayer et al., 2016). ...

... The metaphor of the rhizome (Deleuze & Guattari, 1987) characterises the way in which we merged disciplines (Boydell, Spiegel, & Yassi, in press); dissimilar from the root of a tree, a rhizome has no beginning and ending, only points connecting to other points with multiple points of entry. This metaphor of the rhizome reflects how our study blended epistemologies; its relational focus (Fox & Alldred, 2015) allowed for creativity, connection, experimentation and multiplicity in thinking to flourish (Fornssler, McKenzie, Dell, Laliberte, & Hopkins, 2014). Drawing from the lead author's previous studies of social circus in Quebec (Spiegel, 2015(Spiegel, , 2016bSpiegel & Parent, 2017), we also combined our interdisciplinary methods with the potentialities of community artists, including Ecuadorian author BO who trained instructors for Circo Social Ecuador [CSE]) in 2012 and had been the pedagogical director of CSE for 5 months in 2013, to analyze how transformations in 'ways of living' and lifestyles of youth were being effected by their participation in social circus. ...

... Moreover, there remains variation in how Two-Eyed Seeing is applied within the literature. For example, some studies have applied a Two-Eyed Seeing approach as a research method such as involving Indigenous community members, Elders within the research process or Indigenous Advisory Committees (Carter et al., 2017;Hall et al., 2015;Wright et al., 2019a) or while following ethical research processes Lavallee et al., 2009). Hall et al., 2015, reported that Two-Eyed Seeing assisted the research team as a guiding principle which aided in engaging with decolonizing research methodologies. ...