Jigging Our Health Interviews

Métis dancing is a central thread of Métis culture. This study explores how Red River Jigging is related to health and wellbeing. Funded by a Saskatchewan Health Research Foundation Establishment Grant and a Canadian Institutes of Health Research Project Grant, the purpose of this study is to explore how Red River Jigging makes people feel and how Red River Jigging might influence individuals’ health.In this collaboration with members of Li Toneur Niimiyitoohk Métis Dance Group, researchers share conversations with experienced Red River Jig dancers to explore how Red River Jigging makes dancers feel, how Red River Jigging might be related to dancers’ health and wellbeing, and how experienced Red River Jig dancers use the Red River Jig to maintain their health and wellbeing.