Reclaiming Tom Longboat: Indigenous Self-Determination in Canadian Sport

by Janice Forsyth

Book Overview

Analyzes sport in Canada as a tool for both colonization and Indigenous self-determination.

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0889777284
• ISBN13: 9780889777286
• Release Date: May 2020
• Publisher: University of Regina Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.87 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"