Land Acknowledgment .................................................................. i Acknowledgements ....................................................................... ii Introduction ................................................................................... 1 Meet the Participants ................................................................... 13 Literature Review ........................................................................ 32 Methodology ............................................................................... 39 Chapter 1: Describing community-based art education .............. 52 Chapter 2: Doing community-based art education ..................... 62 Chapter 3: Defining the challenges ............................................. 84 Chapter 4: Dreaming of possible futures ................................... 100 Emerging Themes & Recommendations ................................... 110 Conclusion ................................................................................. 122 References .................................................................................. 128 i ii iii