Athletes

[Fine Arts?] Thesis (Ph.D.)--Oklahoma State University, 1999.

Book review of: Aborigines and the 'Sport of Kings' by John Maynard.

Third edition.

Book reviews of: Legends of our Times: Native Cowboy Life by Morgan Baillargeon and Leslie Tepper. The World Turned Upside Down: Indian Voices from Early America by Conlin Callway (Editor). Women in Trouble: Connecting Women's Law Violations to Their Histories of Abuse by Elizabeth Cormack. Leonard Bloomfield's Fox Lexicon: Critical Edition by Ives Goddard (Editor). White Man's Law: Native People in Nineteenth-Century Canadian Jurisprudence by Sidney L. Harring.

Entire review section on one pdf. To access individual reviews, scroll down to appropriate page. Native Ground by Beverley Rasporich. (p. 316 - 318) Books reviewed: Shaman's Ground by Don Gutteridge. The Victory of Géraldine Gull by Joan Clark. Stereotypes by Max Dorsinville. (p. 319 - 320) Book reviewed: Les Figures de l'Indien edited by Gilles Thérien. Spirit Landscape by Kristjana Gunnars. (p. 320 - 323) Book reviewed: Playing Dead, a Contemplation Concerning the Arctic by Rudy Wiebe. Halfway Tales by Penny Van Toorn. (p.

Chief Tony Cote presented with medal for spearheading Saskatchewan's first Indian Games.

Comments on Darren Zack, the new "Babe Ruth" fastball pitcher, originally from the Garden River First Nation near Sault Saint Marie, Ontario.

The author’s account of being able to see Fred Sasakamoose play hockey for the first time; provides some biographical information on Sasakamoose. Entire Issue on one .pdf, scroll to page 12.

Brief biographical article on Mitchell Knight, an Aboriginal track and field athlete.

Book review of: Great Athletes From Our First Nations by Vincent Schilling. Scroll to page 216 to read review.

Comments on community contributions by Gino Odjick, a hockey player from Maniwaki, Quebec, Billy Two Rivers, a former wrestler from Kahnawake, and Darren Zack, a fastball pitcher from Garden River First Nation.

Comments on some great Saskatchewan athletes like Paul Acoose and Alex Wuttunee Decoteau. Also discusses the 1996 Indian Summer Games at Ahtahkakoop Reserve in Saskatchewan.

Book review of: Indian Summer; The Forgotten Story of the First Native American to Play in the National Baseball League by Brian McDonald.

Saskatchewan First Nations Sports Hall of Fame inducts Victor Machiskinic, Herb Strongeagle and Lawrence Weenie.

Introduces essays focused on indigenous sport heritage, influence of traditional sports, and participation of Native Americans in Euro-American sports.

Book review of: Jim Thorpe by William A. Cook. Review located by scrolling to page 252.

Winner of the pentathlon and the decathlon during the Stockholm 1912 Olympics.

Discusses athlete's achievements and personal troubles. Sample paper for elementary classes.

Guide to accompany DVD of the same name.

Profiles an Aboriginal sportsman who excelled at the game of cricket.

Kinesiology Thesis (M.A.)--University of Western Ontario, 2020.

Comments on the running ability of the Tarahumara.

Reflects on the legacy of marathon runner Tom Longboat who was an Aboriginal amateur athlete.

Looks at how Tewanima redefined Hopi running in the twentieth century.

Continuing series excerpted from the book, My Sobriety which was written at the time the author had given up drinking for the previous 18 months.

Examines athletic achievements, personal troubles, and posthumous honours and discusses the movie Jim Thorpe -- All-American.

Book review of: Native American Son by Kate Buford. Review located by scrolling to page 204.

Comments on a series of ball-play paintings that provide an opportunity to investigate Euro-American perceptions of Native American ball-play or lacrosse in the early nineteenth century.

Career of Alex Decoteau originally from the Red Pheasant Reserve included competing in 1912 Olympics.

Looks at the life of the football player and coach who misrepresented himself as being Native American.

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

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

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

Discusses spiritual and motivational competition practice tactics.

History Thesis (M.A.)--Concordia University, 2009.

Brief biographical sketch of Alex Decoteau, a Cree Olympic athlete and Canada's first Aboriginal policeman.

Discusses hockey legend Freddie Sasakamoose as a strong role model for young people.

Describes the 1st Annual Aboriginal Youth Awards of Excellence ceremony; those honoured included: Carmen Lewis, Welland Ratt, Standing Buffalo Junior Girls Volleyball Team, Chico Peepeetch, Rachel Jobb, Christopher Ross.

Triumph for Jamie Witchekan, aged 13, and her brother Kent, 14.

Leisure, Sport and Tourism Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Technology Sydney, 2012.

Comments on the reasons organizers invited the St Francis Mission athletes to the Catholic Tournament.

Profile of the first Inuk to play in the National Hockey League.

Human Kinetics Thesis (M.A.)--University of Ottawa, 2014.

Story of Olympic long distance runner Tom Longboat, an Onondaga Indian from the Caledonia Reserve.

Jordin Tootoo describes his life and the differences between playing with the Nashville Predators in the National Hockey League and life in Rankin Inlet, Nunavut.