Reclaiming Tom Longboat : indigenous self-determination in Canadian sport / Janice Forsyth.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Forsyth, Janice, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sports and state--Canada.

Sports and state.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (264 pages)

Place of Publication:

Regina, Saskatchewan : University of Regina Press, 2020.

Summary:

"Reclaiming Tom Longboat recounts the history of Indigenous sport in Canada through the lens of the prestigious Tom Longboat Awards, shedding light on a significant yet overlooked aspect of Canadian policy and Crown-Indigenous relations. Drawing on a rich and varied set of oral and textual sources, including interviews with award recipients and Jan Eisenhardt, the creator of the Awards himself, Janice Forsyth critically assesses the state's role in policing Indigenous bodies and identities through sport, from the assimilationist sporting regulations of residential schools to the present-day exclusion of Indigenous activities from mainstream sports. This work recognizes the role of sport as a tool for colonization in Canada, while also acknowledging its potential to become a tool for decolonization and self-determination."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Cultivating Civilized Habits: Sport and Assimilation

Establishing the Tom Longboat Awards, 1951-72

From Assimilation to Self-Determination, 1973-98

The Struggle for Meaningful Inclusion, 1999-2001

Telling Our Stories: Challenging Dominant Views.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780889777347

0889777349

9780889777323

0889777322

OCLC:

1135478062