Native athletes in sport & society : a reader / edited by C. Richard King.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

King, C. Richard, 1968-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Indian athletes--United States--History.

Indian athletes.

Indians of North America--Sports--History.

Indians of North America.

Indians of North America--Social conditions.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (301 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Native athletes in sport and society

Place of Publication:

Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, c2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Though many Americans might be aware of the Olympian and football Hall of Famer Jim Thorpe or of Navajo golfer Notah Begay, few know of the fundamental role that Native athletes have played in modern sports: introducing popular games and contests, excelling as players, and distinguishing themselves as coaches. The full breadth and richness of this tradition unfolds in Native Athletes in Sport and Society, which highlights the accomplishments of Indigenous athletes in the United States and Canada but also explores what these accomplishments have meant to Native American spectators and citizens alike.

Contents:

""Contents""; ""Illustrations""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Identities, Opportunities, Inequities: An Introduction""; ""1. Negotiating a Native American Identity through Sport: Assimilation, Adaptation, and the Role of the Trickster""; ""2. “Looking Backward�: The Life and Legend of Louis Francis Sockalexis""; ""3. World Champions: The 1904 Girls� Basketball Team from Fort Shaw Indian Boarding School""; ""4. “Winnebago Is a Great Nation!�: George Howard Johnson�s Life in Baseball""; ""5. The Forgotten Irish Indian: Ethnicity, Class, and Football in the Life of Tommy Yarr""

""6. Playing Football, Playing Indian: A History of the Native Americans Who Were the NFL�s Oorang Indians""""7. Women�s Basketball on the Navajo Nation: The Shiprock Cardinals, 1960-1980""; ""8. An Examination of Sport for Aboriginal Females on the Six Nations Reserve, 1968-1980""; ""9. SuAnne Big Crow: Her Legend and Legacy""; ""10. A Notable Exception: Notes on Notah Begay, Race, and Sports""; ""11. No Fall from Grace: Grace Thorpe�s Athlete of the Century Campaign for Her Father""; ""Epilogue""; ""Contributors""; ""Index""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-280-37467-5

9786610374670

0-8032-5203-X

OCLC:

62149405