With stories and observations gleaned from three years of ethnographic research, Stickhandling through the Margins richly 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. Robidoux's vivid description transports readers into the world of First Nations hockey, revealing it to be a highly social and at times even spiritual activity ripe with hidden layers of meaning that are often surprising to the outside observer."--pub. desc.
Record details
ISBN:9781442613386 (pbk.)
Physical Description:x, 168 pages ; 23 cm print
Publisher:Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2012]
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Chapter 1. Coloniality and the Enduring Legacy of Modernity -- Chapter 2. Healing through Hockey: Finding One's Spirit on the Ice in the Esketemc First Nation -- Chapter 3. First Nations Hockey Tournaments: Celebrating Culture through Sport -- Chapter 4. Constructing the Other through Hockey -- Chapter 5. Hockey as Border Thinking.
Summary: With stories and observations gleaned from three years of ethnographic research, Stickhandling through the Margins richly 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. Robidoux's vivid description transports readers into the world of First Nations hockey, revealing it to be a highly social and at times even spiritual activity ripe with hidden layers of meaning that are often surprising to the outside observer."--pub. desc.
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