“Playing Indian,” Power, and Racial Identity in American Sport: Gerald R. Gems' “The Construction, Negotiation, and Transformation of Racial Identity in American Football”
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
C. Richard King
Charles Fruehling Springwood
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 23, no. 2, 1999, pp. 127-131
Description
Argues that Gerald R. Gems overestimates the importance of playing football, neglects the significance of "playing Indian" and thereby supports a racial stereotype.