Taking Action! Project: Art and Aboriginal Youth Leadership for HIV Prevention

The Taking Action! Project is a national project working with six Aboriginal communities across Canada. The project team wanted to figure out how Aboriginal youth understand HIV and its connection to their community and other cultures; and if using arts-based methods was an effective approach in working with youth to talk about HIV and AIDS. This report showcases the arts-based HIV prevention messaging developed through this project, and features many of the participating youth and their perspectives on HIV. Prevention messaging developed through this project used traditional art forms and new media including hip-hop and videos.