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2018
Available now from UBC Press and the University of Washington Press *Awarded the 2019 Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences Canada Prize *Award the 2018 Canadian Studies Book Prize *Short-listed for the 2019 Wilson Prize in Canadian History 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. The Creator’s Game will be of interest to scholars and students of Canadian history, Indigenous studies, political science, sociology, and sports history.
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