We are interviewing Black and Indigenous youth aged 14-18 who live and go to school in Toronto. To be interviewed by a youth researcher, email tkarontocirclelab[at]utoronto.ca

We look forward to hearing from you!

More about the Making Sense of Movements Tkaronto Research Project

January 2018-December 2020

The Making Sense of Movements Project seeks to understand how Indigenous youth and Black youth are making sense of the importance of Black and Indigenous social movements in their own lives, especially with regard to postsecondary decision-making. The project has involved a team of youth co-researchers, aged 14-19, since 2018.

The project engages youth in participatory photography techniques as a way to explore injustices against Black and Indigenous youth, and drawing connections between those injustices. The use of photography is a creative approach that will allow youth to explore their identity and define and contribute to their communities specific to their concerns and priorities. Results from this project will take form as photography displays on a project website, posters, reports to research users, and other public formats. Photography taken by youth will be used in innovative ways such as screen printing and comic book art, under the guidance of artists.

We are doing research that tries to understand how social movements impact young people’s decision-making and community relationships.  We are doing this research to learn more about what Indigenous and Black youth think about their schools and communities, and the policies that affect them. This study will contribute to future research intent on specifying the implications of these movements for simultaneous processes of reconciliation and inquiry in Canada.