Research Catalog

Title

Aboriginal peoples and sport in Canada : historical foundations and contemporary issues / edited by Janice Forsyth and Audrey R. Giles.

Publication

• Vancouver ; Toronto : UBC Press, [2013]
• ©2013

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Details

Additional Authors

• Forsyth, Janice
• Giles, Audrey R.

Description

x, 254 pages : illustrations; 24 cm

Summary

• "The study of sport within the context of Aboriginal society and culture in Canada offers valuable insight into the impact of sport on a number of wider issues of concern to Aboriginal peoples, both within and outside of their communities. Aboriginal Peoples and Sport in Canada uses sport as a lens through which to examine issues such as individual and community health, gender and race relations, culture and colonialism, and self-determination and agency.
• In this groundbreaking volume, leading scholars offer a multidisciplinary perspective on issues such as the clashing cultural imperatives that discourage Aboriginal athletes from participating at the national level; whether their needs are well served by the cultural values of sports psychology; and how unequal power relations influence the ability of different groups of Aboriginal people to implement their own visions for sport. The diverse analyses illuminate how Aboriginal people employ sport as a venue through which to assert their cultural identities and find a positive space for themselves and upcoming generations in contemporary Canadian society."--Pub. desc.

Alternative Title

Aboriginal peoples & sport in Canada

Subject

• Indians of North America > Sports > Canada
• Indigenous peoples > Sports > Canada
• Native peoples > Sports > Canada
• Native peoples > Sports > Social aspects > Canada
• Native peoples > Canada > Social conditions
• Autochtones > Sports > Canada
• Autochtones > Sports > Aspect social > Canada
• Autochtones > Canada > Conditions sociales

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Additional Formats (note)

• Also issued in electronic format.

Language (note)

• Text in English.

Contents

Part 1. Historical Perspectives on Aboriginal Peoples in Sport and Recreation: 1. Bodies of Meaning: Sports and Games at Canadian Residential Schools / Janice Forsyth; 2. Indigenous Peoples and Canadian-Hosted Olympic Games / Christine M. O'Bonsawin; 3. Toward a History of Aboriginal Women in Canadian Sport / M. Ann Hall -- Part 2. Contemporary Issues: 4. Aboriginal Peoples and the Construction of Canadian Sport Policy / Victoria Paraschak; 5. Canadian Elite Aboriginal Athletes, Their Challenges, and the Adaptation Process / Robert J. Schinke, Duke Peltier, and Hope Yungblut; 6. Women's and Girls' Participation in Dene Games in the Northwest Territories / Audrey R. Giles; 7. Performance Indicators: Aboriginal Games at the Arctic Winter Games / Michael Heine; 8. The Quality and Cultural Relevance of Physical Education for Aboriginal Youth: Challenges and Opportunities / Joannie Halas, Heather McRae, and Amy Carpenter; 9. Two-Eyed Seeing: Physical Activity, Sport, and Recreation Promotion in Indigenous Communities / Lynn Lavallée and Lucie Lévesque.

Call Number

JFE 16-13834

ISBN

• 9780774824217
• 0774824212
• 9780774824200
• 0774824204

LCCN

2013409291

OCLC

804030369

Title

Aboriginal peoples and sport in Canada : historical foundations and contemporary issues / edited by Janice Forsyth and Audrey R. Giles.

Publisher

Vancouver ; Toronto : UBC Press, [2013]

Copyright Date

©2013

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Additional Formats

Also issued in electronic format.

Language

Text in English.

Local Note

ED: U. WESTERN ONTARIO. NEW PAPERS EXPLORE INDIGENEOUS RELATIONS THRU SPORT.

Added Author

Forsyth, Janice, editor.

Giles, Audrey R., editor.

Cover Title

Aboriginal peoples & sport in Canada

Research Call Number

JFE 16-13834