The Creators Game: Lacrosse, Identity, and Indigenous Nationhood
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- ISBN 9780774836036
- Weight: 520g
- Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
- Publication Date: 01 Aug 2018
- Publisher: University of British Columbia Press
- Publication City/Country: Canada
- Language: English
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A gift from the Creator that is where it all began. The game of lacrosse has been a central element of many Indigenous cultures for centuries, but once non-Indigenous players entered the sport, it became a site of appropriation then reclamation of Indigenous identities. Focusing on the history of lacrosse in Indigenous communities from the 1860s to the 1990s, The Creators Game explores Indigenous-non-Indigenous relations and Indigenous identity formation. While the game was being stripped of its cultural and ceremonial significance and being appropriated to construct a new identity for the nation-state of Canada, it was also being used by Indigenous peoples for multiple ends: to resist residential school experiences; initiate pan-Indigenous political mobilization; and articulate Indigenous sovereignty and nationhood on the world stage.
The multilayered story of lacrosse serves as a potent illustration of how identity and nationhood are formed and reformed. Engaging and innovative, The Creators Game provides a unique view of Indigenous self-determination in the face of settler-colonialism.
