The Creator's Game: Lacrosse, Identity, and Indigenous Nationhood

By Allan Downey

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0774836032
• ISBN13: 9780774836036
• Release Date: February 2022
• Publisher: University of British Columbia Press
• Length: 364 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.9" x 8.9"