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Social Science Native American Studies

Aboriginal Peoples and Sport in Canada

Historical Foundations and Contemporary Issues

edited by Janice Forsyth & Audrey R. Giles

Publisher
UBC Press
Initial publish date
Dec 2012
Category
Native American Studies, Native American
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9780774824200
    Publish Date
    Dec 2012
    List Price
    $95.00
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780774824217
    Publish Date
    Jul 2013
    List Price
    $32.95
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9780774824224
    Publish Date
    Dec 2012
    List Price
    $125.00

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Description

Aboriginal Peoples and Sport in Canada uses sport as a lens through which to examine Aboriginal peoples’ issues of individual and community health, gender and race relations, culture and colonialism, and self-determination and agency.

 

In this ground-breaking 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.

About the authors

Janice Forsyth is a member of the Fisher River Cree First Nation and a professor in the Faculty of Education, School of Kinesiology, University of British Columbia. She is a recognized leader in Indigenous sport development in Canada. Her research has generated significant national and international attention among scholars and practitioners, and several of her studies are included in the reports of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. In 2017, she was elected to the College of the Royal Society of Canada for her contributions to research and advocacy.

Janice Forsyth's profile page

Audrey R. Giles' profile page

Awards

  • Winner, NASSH Book Prize for Collections, North American Society for Sport History