Calming Effect With the Moulding of Clay
Not Worrying About Defending Themselves and Forming Better Ways to Communicate With Others Instead of Arguments
Greater Faith
Consistent Recording Helps
Study that Focused on the Topic Showed Results
Decoration Helps
Ways to Reduce their Paiin
Having People They Trust
Better Able To
Better
Caused Feelings of Joy
Caused
Group Drumming and Music Sessions Creates a Sense of
Caused
Facilitates
Revealed
Spirituality
Developed Methods For
Cohesive Communities

Art Therapy with Indigenous Populations

Methods Used

Artistic Ones

Coloured Fabric for Crafts

Drums

Drawing Materials Pencil, Pastels, and/or acrylic painting supplies)

Percussion Instruments

Magazine Cut Outs

Blank Masks

Items from Nature (Cedar Branches and Pine Cones)

Ceramic Clay with Glazes

Totem Poles

Painting Banners for Procession

Multipurpose Drawing/Painting Tablets

Visual Journaling Set

Non-Art

Role Play

Poetry Writing

Clearing the Air with a White Turkey Feather

Taking Circles

Breathing Exercises

Meditation

What the Study Focused on

Focus on Communication

Pain Management

Increase Body Awareness

Reducing Anxiety, Tension, and Depression

Life and Death Issues

Belief in a Higher Being

Community

Family

Trust

Focus Forming Agreements

Developing Identity

Positive Results

Reflect Verbally on Experience

Greater Connection to Nature

Able to Communicate Feelings About Their Own Art Making

Sense of Safety

Sense of Calm

Sense of Control

A Space for Reflection

Discovered Old Issues That Need Attention

Self-Care

Feeling Less Hopeless

Reduced Anxiety Levels

Allow Diversity of Opinions To Exist Together