The Creator's Game: Lacrosse, Identity, and Indigenous Nationhood (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780774836036)

Lacrosse has been a central element of Indigenous cultures for centuries, but once non-Indigenous players entered the sport, it became a site of appropriation - then reclamation - of Indigenous identities. The Creator's Game focuses on the history of lacrosse in Indigenous communities from the 1860s to the 1990s, exploring Indigenous-non-Indigenous relations and Indigenous identity formation. While the game was being appropriated in the process of constructing a new identity for the nation-state of Canada, it was also being used by Indigenous peoples to resist residential school experiences, initiate pan-Indigenous political mobilization, and articulate Indigenous sovereignty. This engaging and innovative book provides a unique view of Indigenous self-determination and nationhood in the face of settler-colonialism.

Author: Allan Downey
ISBN-10: 0774836032
ISBN-13: 9780774836036
Publisher: University of British Columbia Press
Language: English
Published: 02/04/2022
Pages: 364
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.19lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.90w x 1.00d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 09/01/2018