The Native American identity in sports : creating and preserving a culture / edited by Frank A. Salamone.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Salamone, Frank A.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Indians of North America--Sports.

Indians of North America.

Indian athletes--North America--History.

Indian athletes.

Indians of North America--Ethnic identity.

Indians of North America--Cultural assimilation.

Racism in sports--North America--History.

Racism in sports.

History.

North America.

Physical Description:

vi, 213 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, 2013.

Summary:

On October 15, 1964, Billy Mills became the only American to win an Olympic gold medal for the 10,000 meters. It was but one notable triumph in sports by a Native American. Yet most significant contributions from Native Americans have gone unhearalded. From individual athletes and teams to events and competitions, it is clear that while the "vanishing Americans" have not vanished, they are often overlooked.

The Native American Identity in Sports: Creating and Preserving a Culture goes beyond the great achievements of Billy Mills to note numerous other instances of Native American accomplishment and impact on sports. In addition, this collection of essays examines how sport has contributed to shaping and expressing Native American identity-from the attempt of old Indian schools to "Americanize" Native Americans through sport to the mascot controversy and what it says about the broader public view of Native Americans. Further essays explore the contemporary use of the traditional sport toka to combat obesity in some Native American communities, the Seminoles' commercialization of alligator wrestling, the development of Native American tennis, and much more.

The contributions tell not only the story of Native Americans' participation in the world of sports but also how Native Americans have changed and enriched the sports world in the process. For anyone interested in the deep effect sport has on culture, The Native American Identity in Sports is an indispensable read. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Building a Library Collection: Fifty Years of Native American Athletes, Sports, and Games on Film / Daisy V. Domínguez Domínguez, Daisy V. 1

2 Asserting Native American Agency in an Assimilationist Institution / Stacy Sewell Sewell, Stacy 29

3 Amateur Boxing and Assimilation at the Stewart Indian School, Carson City, Nevada, 1935-1948 / Andrew McGregor McGregor, Andrew 41

4 Federal Indian Boarding Schools in New Mexico / Sean Sullivan Sullivan, Sean 57

5 American Indian Collegiate Athletes Accessing Higher Education Through Sport / Alisse Ali-Christie Ali-Christie, Alisse 91

6 Toka: Empowering Women and Combating Obesity in Tohono O'odham Communities / Katherine Brooks Brooks, Katherine 111

7 Native American Wrestling / Frank A. Salamone Salamone, Frank A. 121

8 Grappling with Tradition: The Seminoles and the Commercialization of Alligator Wrestling / Andrew K. Frank Frank, Andrew K. 131

9 Sacred Ground and Ground Strokes: The Development of Native American Tennis / Misty May Jackson Jackson, Misty May, Jannus Roossien Cottrell Cottrell, Jannus Roossien 143

10 Billy Mills: Olympic Champion, Lakota Warrior / Andrew McGregor McGregor, Andrew 173

11 The Coldest War: Billy Mills, the 1964 Olympics, and the Understandings of Native American Cold War Race Relations / Dan L. S. Taradash Taradash, Dan L. S. 185

12 On the Offensive: Anti-Indian Racism in the Creation and Contestation of the NCAA Ban on Native American Mascots / C. Richard King King, C. Richard 193.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780810887084

0810887088

9780810887091

0810887096

OCLC:

803471902