| Description |
1 online resource (xvii, 241 pages) : illustrations |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on June 17, 2020) |
| Subject |
Indians of North America -- Sports -- Canada -- History
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Sports -- Social aspects -- Canada -- History
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Sports and state -- Canada -- History
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SOCIAL SCIENCE / Indigenous Studies.
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Indians of North America -- Sports
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Sports and state
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Sports -- Social aspects
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Canada
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
0889777322 |
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9780889777347 |
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0889777349 |
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9780889777323 |
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