The study of sport within the specific context of Aboriginal society
and culture in Canada offers valuable insight into the impact of sport
on a number of wider issues of concern to Aboriginal peoples, both
within and outside of their communities. Aboriginal Peoples and Sport
in Canada uses sport as a lens through which to examine Aboriginal
peoples’ issues of individual and community health, gender and race
relations, culture and colonialism, and self-determination and agency.
In this ground-breaking volume, leading scholars offer a
multidisciplinary perspective on issues such as the clashing cultural
imperatives that discourage Aboriginal athletes from participating at
the national level; whether their needs are well served by the
cultural values of sports psychology; and how unequal power relations
influence the ability of different groups of Aboriginal people to
implement their own visions for sport. The diverse analyses illuminate
how Aboriginal people employ sport as a venue through which to assert
their cultural identities and find a positive space for themselves and
upcoming generations in contemporary Canadian society.
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Historical Foundations and Contemporary Issues
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9780774824224
Publisert
2020
Utgave
1. utgave
Utgiver
University of British Columbia Press
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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