Appendix A: Evaluation framework

Evaluation objectives	Target population/respondents	Indicators	Data collection methods	Timing of data collection
To understand how youth heard about Kts'iìhtła and why they decided to join	Youth participants	Successful method(s) of recruitment; youths’ initial motivation for participating	Questionnaire Focus groups	Last day of workshop At the end of each day
To understand what elements of the workshop youth and facilitators liked and what elements they felt could be improved	Youth participants and facilitators	Number of participants Impressions of the workshop day-to-day activities; overall satisfaction with workshop; elements liked/disliked; level of engagement during each activity	Overall attendance and attendance at specific activities Questionnaire Focus groups, debriefing sessions, reflective practice notes, field notes	Attendance each day Last day of workshop Throughout workshop
To understand whether the workshop was culturally relevant	Youth participants and facilitators	Self-assessed feedback on cultural relevancy by youth participants and facilitators; Protocols (asking for permission and informed consent, reciprocity), Partnerships (relational practice and collaborative problem solving), Personal knowledge (self-location and sharing of personal experience), Process (negotiating goals and activities), Positive purpose (building on strengths, meaningful experience for participants)	Questionnaire Focus groups, debriefing sessions, reflective practice notes	Throughout the workshop
To understand appropriateness of workshop	Youth participants and facilitators	Level of comfort between facilitators and youth; level of comfort amongst youth participants	Questionnaire Focus groups, debriefing sessions, reflective practice notes, and field notes	Last day of workshop Throughout workshop
To understand youths’ and facilitators’ intentions to engage with the arts and/or future art workshops after this pilot workshop	Youth participants and facilitators	Future interest and intentions to be involved in the arts and/or Kts'iìhtła art initiatives	Questionnaire Focus groups, debriefing sessions, reflective practice notes	Last day of workshop Throughout workshop
To understand whether the workshop had a positive impact on youth	Youth participants and facilitators	Level of positive influence of the programme; Skills, confidence, self-esteem, positive relationships, etc. gained; Self-reported learning new skills related to creative arts; Self-reported positive influence from opportunities to collaborate with other youth/Aboriginal artists	Focus groups, debriefing sessions, field notes, reflective practice notes Questionnaire	Throughout workshop Last day of workshop
To understand youths’ interest in continuing art initiatives and sharing of their art beyond the scope of this workshop	Youth participants and facilitators	Interest and level of enthusiasm for sharing work and continuing art initiatives like Kts'iìhtła	Questionnaire and focus groups	Last day of workshop