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Pedagogy of the Front Float: Dialogue and Aquatics Programming in Taloyoak, Nunavut

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed

Author/Creator

Ava C. Baker

Audrey R. Giles

Arctic, vol. 61, no. 3, September 2008, pp. 233-242

Looks at the experiences of Ava C. Baker with the community aquatics program in Nunavut and shows how a dialogical approach to northern research can improve the quality of aquatic programs.

Peoples of the Skeena

Media » Film and Video

Author/Creator

James Beveridge

Looks at people living a traditional life while adopting new ways of doing things. Duration: 15:00.

Performances of Identity: Alabama-Coushatta Tourism, Powwows, and Everyday Life

Theses

Author/Creator

Stephanie Anna May

Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Texas at Austin, 2001.

Perspectives of Sporting Opportunities for Remote Indigenous Cape York Communities

Articles » General

Author/Creator

Kathryn Meldrum

Maree Dinan Thompson

Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 36, no. 2, June 2012, pp. 24-27

Looks at some of the enablers and barriers involved with providing physical activity to isolated areas of Australia.

Physical Activity Approaches at the Ground-Level: Promising Practices Targeting Aboriginal Children and Youth: Final Report

Documents & Presentations

Author/Creator

Johnston Research

Provides case studies of one program from each of the provinces and territories, as well as examples from the United States and New Zealand.

Physical Activity Experiences of Aboriginal Youth

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed

Author/Creator

Tara-Leigh F. McHugh

Native Studies Review, vol. 20, no. 1, 2011, pp. 7-26

Surveyed eight high school students for their attitudes toward physical activity. Five themes developed: unstructured participation, relationships, expense, community support, and benefits.

'Physical Beings': Stereotypes, Sport and the 'Physical Education' of New Zealand Māori

Alternate Title

'Physical Beings': Stereotypes, Sport and the 'Physical Education' of New Zealand Maori

Articles » General

Author/Creator

Brendan Hokowhitu

Culture, Sport, Society, vol. 6, no. 2-3, June 2003, pp. 192-218

Study examines the factors that have contributed to the suppression of the Indigenous New Zealand Māori.

Physical Culture as Citizenship Education at Pelican Lake Indian Residential School, 1926-1970

Theses

Author/Creator

Braden Paora Te Hiwi

Kinesiology Thesis (Ph.D.)--Western University, 2015.

Pink Stick Scores for Cancer

Articles » General

Author/Creator

John Lagimodiere

Eagle Feather News, vol. 14, no. 2, February 2011, p. 1

Introduces a young man, Dana Gamble, and his unique way of raising funds for breast cancer research. Article found on front page.

The Playbook: Indigenous Games in the Classroom: A Play-Based Approach to Cultural Inclusion

Theses

Author/Creator

Karalee Smith

[Graduate Education Project--Queen's University, 2020]

Playing for the Future: A Picture Book App for Cultural Reclamation and Reconciliation

Alternate Title

Meaningful Play Proceedings 2018

Documents & Presentations

Author/Creator

Mavis Reimer

Describes two games developed as part of a project to convert the book Pīsim Finds Her Miskanaw into an app. The story is inspired by the discovery of the burial site of a young Cree woman who lived in the mid-1600s, a time before contact with Europeans.

Paper from Meaningful Play Proceedings 2018 edited by Rabindra Ratan, Brian Winn, and Elizabeth LaPensee.

Playing in the Digital Qargi: Iñupiat Gaming and Online Competition in Kisima Inŋitchuŋa

Alternate Title

Playing in the Digital Qargi: Inupiat Gaming and Online Competition in Kisima Innitchuna

Articles » General

Author/Creator

Katherine Meloche

Transmotion, vol. 3, no. 1, Indigenous Gaming, July 31, 2017, pp. 1-21

Article considers the online platform used in the game Kisima Inŋitchuŋa (Never Alone) as a “place” where people gather and examines the ways that Inuit culture, values and sovereignty are taught and engaged with in those spaces.

Playing Pastime: American Indians, Softball and Survival

Media » Film and Video

Author/Creator

LeAnne Howe

James M. Fortier

Turtle Island Productions

Documentary traces history of participation in fast-pitch softball and the game's place in modern communities. Duration: 32:12.

Playing the Creator's Game on God's Day: The Controversy of Sunday Lacrosse Games in Haudenosaunee Communities, 1916-24

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed

Author/Creator

Allan Downey

Journal of Canadian Studies, vol. 49, no. 3, Fall, 2015, pp. 111-143

Looks at the attempt the Lord's Day Alliance, the attorney general of Ontario, and the Department of Indian Affairs made to enforce the Lord's Day Act on the Haudenosaunee communities.

Playing White Men: American Football and Manhood at the Carlisle Indian School, 1893–1904

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed

Author/Creator

Matthew Bentley

The Journal of the History of Childhood and Youth , vol. 3, no. 2, Spring, 2010, pp. 187-209

Discusses how Richard Henry Pratt used football to socialize students and promote assimilationist policies.

“Please mom? Can you please download it at home?”: Video Games as a Symbol of Linguistic Survivance

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed

Author/Creator

David Dennison Lacho

Aaron Leon

Transmotion, vol. 3, no. 1, Indigenous Gaming , July 31, 2017, pp. 70-88

Authors examine the ways that video games can be and are used as a tool for language and cultural survivance and resurgence.

Polar Bear as a Multiple Use Resource in Nunavut: Local Governance and Common Property Conflicts

Alternate Title

Proceedings of the Third Northern Research Forum ; 2004

The Resilient North: Human Responses to Global Change

Documents & Presentations

Author/Creator

Martha Dowsley

Looks at the polar bear sport hunt industry and the impact it has on community hunters. Presentation from Proceedings of the Third Northern Research Forum: The Resilient North: Human Responses to Global Change, Yellowknife, NWT, 2004.

The Politics and Praxis of Culturally Sport Relevant Sport Education: Empowering Urban Aboriginal Youth Through Community Sport

Theses

Author/Creator

Heather McRae

Education Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Manitoba, 2012.

Polly Farmer: A Biography

Book Reviews

Author/Creator

Richard Baker

Aboriginal History, vol. 19, no. 2, 1995, pp. 204-206

Book review of: Polly Farmer by Steve Hawke. Review located by scrolling to page 204.

Pomo Folkways

Alternate Title

University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology ; v.19, no.2

E-Books

Author/Creator

Edwin M. Loeb

Part of: University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology, v. 19, (pp149-405).

Poorman Named Outstanding Boxer

Articles » General

Saskatchewan Indian, vol. 6, no. 7, July 1976, p. 57

Results of a 1976 boxing card held in Regina, Sask.

Pop Culture Confronts British Columbia's Colonial History

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed

Author/Creator

Erika Balcombe

BC Studies, no. 194, Summer, 2017, pp. 198-200

Reviews exhibition Grand Theft Terra Firma: A Game of Imperial Stickup , a collaboration by artists David Campion and Sandra Shields.

"A Portrait of this Country": Whiteness, Indigeneity, Multiculturalism and the Vancouver Opening Ceremonies

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed

Author/Creator

Nathan Kalman-Lamb

TOPIA, no. 27, [Spring], [2012], pp. 5-27

Discusses the enactment of the Canadian identity at the 2010 Olympic Winter Games opening ceremonies in Vancouver and it's coverage by CTV.

Positive Youth Development in Aboriginal Physical Activity and Sport: A Systematic Review

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed

Author/Creator

Mark W. Brunner

Sean Hillier

Colin P. T. Baillie

Lynn F. Lavallee

Brenda G. Bruner ... [et al.]

Adolescent Research Review, vol. 1, no. 3, September 2016, pp. [257]-269

Divides the review articles into seven themes: empowerment, overall health and fitness, traditional culture and values, education, barriers to participation, resiliency and mental health, and negative physical activity and sport experiences and provides descriptions of each theme.

The Possessive Logic of Settler-Invader Nations in Olympic Ceremonies

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed

Author/Creator

Cath Ellis

Journal of Tourism and Cultural Change, vol. 10, no. 2, 2012, pp. 105-123

Looks at the differences and similarities of the past 13 Summer and Winter Olympic Games that have been hosted by the USA, Australia and Canada.

Postcard showing Native Soccer Team

Images » Photographs

Author/Creator

unknown

A postcard showing a photograph of a Native soccer team ca. 1912.

Power, Policies, and Politics: Women's Involvement in Dene Games in the Northwest Territories

Theses

Author/Creator

Audrey Rhiannon Giles

Physical Education and Recreation Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Alberta, 2005.

The Power to Define: A History of the Tom Longboat Awards, 1951--2001

Theses

Author/Creator

Janice Margaret Forsyth

Kinesiology Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of Western Ontario, 2005.

The Pre-competition and Competition Practices of Canadian Aboriginal Elite Athletes

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed

Author/Creator

Robert J. Schinke

Stephanie Hanrahan

Duke Peltier

Ginette Michel

Richard Danielson ... [et al.]

Journal of Clinical Sport Psychology, vol. 1, 2007, pp. 147-165

Discusses spiritual and motivational competition practice tactics.

Preliminary Development and Content Validity of a Measure of Australian Aboriginal Cultural Engagement

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed

Author/Creator

Stacey L. Berry

Trevor P. Crowe

Frank P. Deane

Ethnicity & Health, vol. 17, no. 3, 2012, pp. 325-336

Study concludes that the Aboriginal Cultural Engagement Survey (ACES) is a useful tool for assessing the cultural engagement of Australian Aboriginal Clients.

Preparing the Canoe to Navigate the Storm: Sport for Development from a Suquamish Perspective

Theses

Author/Creator

Renée Kate Lani Wikaire

Sport Management Thesis (MSc) -- Florida State University, 2013.

Professional Aboriginal Boxers in Eastern Australia 1930-1979

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed

Author/Creator

Richard Broome

Aboriginal History, vol. 4, no. 1, 1980, pp. 48-71

Looks at how professional boxing was used as a way for Aboriginals to escape poverty.

Promises, Promises: A Board Game Commemorating the 100th Anniversary of Treaty No. 9

Web Sites » Organizations

Author/Creator

[Kathy Perreault

Jim Hollander]

Designed to educate students on the importance of the Treaty, the process of its negotiation, and the communities involved.

Promoting, Developing, and Sustaining Sports, Recreation, and Physical Activity in British Columbia for Aboriginal Youth

Documents & Presentations

Author/Creator

Rosalin Hanna

Shows how physical activity programs have a positive effect on mental wellness and disease prevention.

Proposed Cuts to Sport and Recreation Could Hinder Health of Northern Communities

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed

Author/Creator

Natalie Dunleavy

CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 178, no. 9, April 22, 2008, p. 1129

Brief discussion of how efforts to encourage physical fitness would be hampered by a proposed cut of 40% to funding for programming.

Province Honors Women

Articles » General

Windspeaker, vol. 24, no. 8, November 2006, p. 16

For Women's History Month, ten Aboriginal women from British Columbia were honored for their contributions to the political and cultural lives of their communities.

Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.16.

Provocations on Sneakers: The Multiple Significations of Athletic Shoes, Sport, Race, and Masculinity

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed

Author/Creator

Dylan A. T. Miner

CR: The New Centennial Review, vol. 9, no. 2, Fall, 2009, pp. 73-107

Looks at how the sneaker has become an object of cultural production, reflecting identity construction of youth subcultures.

Race-Based Sports Names Big Issue in U.S.

Articles » General

Author/Creator

Doug Cuthand

StarPhoenix, May 14, 2004, p. A15

Analyzes controversial names given to sports teams, such as the NHL's Chicago Blackhawks, baseball's Atlanta Braves as well as two high school teams.

Race Relations, Indigenous Australia and the Social Impact of Professional Australian Football

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed

Author/Creator

Chris Hallinan

Barry Judd

Sport in Society, vol. 12, no. 9, The Social Impact of Sport, 2009, pp. 1220-1235

Looks at how Indigenous athletes, especially in the sports of football and rugby have become symbols for what is perceived by white Australians to be progress in race relations.

Racial Equality Review of Basketball Australia

E-Books

Author/Creator

Australian Human Rights Commission

Racism in North Dakota, Mascots Matter

Articles » General

Author/Creator

David M. Gipp

Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 19, no. 3, Beyond Our Names: Uncovering Identity, Spring, 2008, pp. 62-63

Looks at the harmful and racist use of tribal mascots.

Racism in the Electronic Age: Role of Online Forums in Expressing Racial Attitudes About American Indians

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed

Author/Creator

Jesse A. Steinfeldt

Brad D. Foltz

Jennifer K. Kaladow

Tracy N. Carlson

Louis A. Pagano ... [et al.]

Culture, Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, vol. 16, no. 3, July 2010, pp. 362-371

Examines online newspaper forums showing how misinformation is perpetuating stereotypes and racist attitudes towards American Aboriginal people.

Rankin Inlet: Scrabble Tips From the Arctic

Articles » General

Author/Creator

Peter Gzowski

Inuktitut, no. 91, 2002, pp. 106-[?]

Excerpt from Friends, Moments, Countryside describing a scrabble tournament during a visit to Rankin Inlet.

Raven Plays Ball: Situating "Indian Sports Days" within Indigenous and Colonial Spaces in Twentieth-Century Coastal British Columbia

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed

Author/Creator

Allan Downey

Susan Neylan

Canadian Journal of History, vol. 50, no. 3, Since Skyscapers: New Histories of Native-Newcomer Relations ..., Winter, 2015, pp. 442-468

Discusses how sports were introduced as part of the "civilizing" process but came to be used to resist and challenge the colonial agenda.

The (Re)Construction of Organizational Culture Within Social Contexts: A Case Study of the Six Nations Arrows Lacrosse Organization

Theses

Author/Creator

James Michael Allen

Human Kinetics Thesis (M.H.K.)--University of Windsor, 1999.

Reading New Zealand Within the New Global Order: Sport and the Visualisation of National Identity

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed

Author/Creator

Steven J. Jackson

International Sports Studies, vol. 26, no. 1, Summer, 2004, pp. 13-17

Looks at the idea of national identity, how sport and media factor into national identity, and the Adidas advertising campaign for the New Zealand All Blacks rugby team.