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Health & Physical Education: Featured Titles in our Library
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Life in a Plains Camp by Bobbie KalmanISBN: 9780778703693
Publication Date: 2001-03-15
Life in a Plains Camp looks at a nomadic community that based its livelihood on hunting buffalo. Constantly on the move, men, women, and children worked together to make sure the entire camp was fed and clothed. Includes a chapter on sports and games.
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Inuit-style wrestling : a training and resource manualISBN: 9781894474115
Publication Date: 2002
This manual describes how the culture of traditional Inuit-style Wrestling can be connected to the organization and competitive framework of the Arctic Winter Games, and of sports in general. It provides a description of the place of Wrestling and other athletic games in the traditional way of life; examines the importance of traditional values and 'ways of doing things' for sports coaches; and provides a description of Inuit-style Wrestling as played at the Arctic Winter Games.
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Tom LongboatISBN: 9780889026803
Publication Date: 1980
Biography of Canadian native runner. Suitable grades 7 and up.
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Native American Sports and Games by Rob Staeger; Troy Johnson (Editor)ISBN: 9781422229767
Publication Date: 2013-01-01
Native Americans loved to play games. From the United States to Mexico to Canada, tribes everywhere played games as part of their rituals, to cure diseases, to make crops grow, or sometimes, just for the pure fun of the sport. This book discusses the types of games played by various tribes in specific regions. It also explains how these games were played, and the significance-religious and social-of each contest. Book jacket.
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Introduction to Aboriginal Health and Health Care in Canada by Vasiliki DouglasISBN: 9780826117977
Publication Date: 2013-04-01
Using the thread of cultural safety throughout, the text introduces students to health concerns facing the aboriginal population in general, with a special focus on the needs of women and children. The text provides a framework for professionals to approach aboriginal clients in a way that will both respect their worldviews and retain their own professional epistemology. Chapters are consistently formatted to include chapter objectives, case studies, critical thinking exercises, key concepts and terms, and recommended websites. The text adheres to the CASN/ANAC/CAN framework for teaching cultural competence and safety in regard to aboriginal health, and meets the needs of a curriculum that is highly recommended and will likely be required in the near future. Included with the text are an instructor's manual, study guide, and sample exams
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Team Spirits : the Native American mascots controversyPublication Date: 2001-02-01
A growing controversy in recent years has arisen around the use and abuse of Native American team mascots. The Cleveland Indians, Atlanta Braves, Washington Redskins, Kansas City Chiefs, Florida State Seminoles, and so forth--these are just a few of the images and names popularly associated with Native Americans that are still used as mascots by professional sports teams, dozens of universities, and countless high schools. This practice, a troubling legacy of Native-Euro-American relations in the United States, has sparked heated debates and intense protests that continue to escalate.
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Stickhandling through the margins : First Nations hockey in CanadaPublication Date: 2012
At first glance the importance of hockey to the country's Aboriginal peoples may seem to indicate assimilation into mainstream society, but Michael A. Robidoux reveals that the game is played and understood very differently in this cultural context. With stories and observations gleaned from three years of ethnographic research, the author illustrates how hockey is played and experienced by First Nations peoples across Canada, both in isolated reserve communities and at tournaments that bring together participants from across the country.
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Native Americans in SportsPublication Date: 2015-03-10
Offers full coverage of Native American athletes and athletics from historical, cultual and indigenous perspectives, from before European intervention to the 21st century. There are entries devoted to broader cultural themes, and how these affect and are affected by the sport.
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Indian Spectacle: college mascots and the anxiety of modern America by Jennifer GuilianoPublication Date: 2015-04-02
The author of this book exposes the anxiety of American middle-class masculinity in relation to the growing commercialization of collegiate sports and the indiscriminate use of Indian identity as mascots. The book explores the ways in which white, middle-class Americans have consumed narratives of masculinity, race, and collegiate athletics through the lens of Indian-themed athletic identities, mascots, and music.
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The Games the Indians Played by Sigmund A. LavineISBN: 9780396068464
Publication Date: 1974-02-01
Discusses the wide variety of games engaged in by North and Central American Indians, including, lacrosse, cat's-cradle, dice games, and horse racing.
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North American Indian Games by Madelyn Klein AndersonISBN: 9780531204030
Publication Date: 2000-03-01
An excellent introduction to Native American studies, Indians of the Americas weaves together the people, culture, traditions, crafts, food, history, and struggle for survival of some of the first groups to call America home. Fascinating and comprehensive, each book in the series draws from primary source materials as well as historical archives to address the topics most frequently covered in social studies and American history curricula.
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