The Creator's game : lacrosse, identity, and Indigenous nationhood / Allan Downey.
Publication details: Vancouver ; Toronto : UBC Press, 2018.Description: 346 p. : ill. ; 23 cmISBN:- 9780774836036 (pbk.)
- Lacrosse, identity, and Indigenous nationhood
- 796.36/208997071 23
Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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700 - 799 | Hanover Public Library Shelves | 796.362 DOWN (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 31906001152538 |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"A gift from the Creator - that is where it all began. The game of lacrosse has been a central element of many Indigenous cultures for centuries, but once non-Indigenous players entered the sport, it became a site of appropriation - then reclamation - of Indigenous identities. Focusing on the history of lacrosse in Indigenous communities from the 1860s to the 1990s, The Creator's Game explores Indigenous-non-Indigenous relations and Indigenous identity formation. While the game was being stripped of its cultural and ceremonial significance and being appropriated to construct a new identity for the nation-state of Canada, it was also being used by Indigenous peoples for multiple ends: to resist residential school experiences; initiate pan-Indigenous political mobilization; and articulate Indigenous sovereignty and nationhood on the world stage. The multilayered story of lacrosse serves as a potent illustration of how identity and nationhood are formed and reformed. Engaging and innovative, The Creator's Game provides a unique view of Indigenous self-determination in the face of settler-colonialism."--From publisher.
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