Aboriginal peoples and sport in Canada : historical foundations and contemporary issues

Forsyth, Janice Evelyn. (Added Author). Giles, Audrey R. (Added Author).

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Physical Description: print
x, 254 p. : illus. ; 24 cm
Publisher: Vancouver ; UBC Press, 2013.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

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 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.