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Record Nr.

UNINA9910788173903321

Titolo

Native Americans in sports / / edited by C. Richard King

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Routledge, , 2015

ISBN

1-317-46402-8

1-315-70216-9

1-317-46403-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (377 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

KingC. Richard <1968->

Disciplina

796/.089/97

Soggetti

Indians of North America - Sports

Indian athletes - Biography

Indians of North America - Societies, etc

Sports - United States - Societies, etc

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First published 2004 by M.E. Sharpe.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Topic Finder; Contributors; Introduction; Clarence John ""Taffy"" Abel; Narciso Platero ""Ciso"" Abeyta; Aboriginal Sport Circle; Paul Acoose; Kenneth Jerry ""Iceman"" ""Casper"" Adair; Kenneth Stanley ""Bud"" Adams, Jr.; Adaptation; Amos Aitson; Jackie Delane Aker; All Indian Competitions; All Indian Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association; American Indian Athletic Association; American Indian Athletic Hall of Fame; Ross Anderson; Aquatic Competitions; Alexander Arcasa; Archery; Arctic Winter Games; George E. Armstrong; Assimilation

Michael Richard BalentiBall Race; Baseball; Basketball; Robert Perry Beaver; Ryneldi Becenti; Cheri Becerra; W. George Beers; Notah Ryan Begay III; Johnny Lee Bench; Charles Albert ""Chief"" Bender; Martha Benjamin; Louis ""Deerfoot"" Bennett; Arthur ""Chief"" Bensell; SuAnne Big Crow; Sampson Bird; James Bluejacket; George Blue Spruce; Boarding Schools; Phyllis ""Yogi"" Bomberry; Henry Charles Boucha; Emmet Jerome Bowles; Box Lacrosse; Boxing; Ellison Myers ""Tarzan"" Brown; Louis R. Bruce, Sr.; Pete Bruised Head; Elmer Busch; Peter Calac; Rick Camp; Benjamin Nighthorse Campbell

Carlisle Indian Industrial SchoolPhillip Castillo; Patty Catalano; Angela



Chalmers; Wilson ""Buster"" Charles; Oscar Charleston; Virgil Earl Cheeves; Chemawa Indian School; Cherokee Marbles; Chief Big Hawk (Kootahwe Cootsoolehoo La Shar); Chunkey; Jack ""Sammy"" Claphan; Jay Justin ""Nig"" Clarke; James E. ""Jimmy"" Claxton; Harold Collins; Steve Collins; Competition Powwows; Rod Curl; Arthur Lee Daney; Scott Daniels; Ron Delorme; William ""Lone Star"" Dietz; Dogsled Racing; Double Ball; Vallie Ennis Eaves; Mike Edwards; Fait Elkins; Equestrian Competitions; Darrell Evans

Albert Andrew ""Exie"" ExendineFans and Spectators; Films; Sharon Firth; Shirley Firth; Football; Fort Michilimackinac; Grant Scott Fuhr; Steve Gachupin; Gambling; Jacob Gill ""Jake"" Gaudaur; Robert Gawboy; Gender Relations; Angus Simon George; James W. Gladd; Golf; Government Programs and Initiatives-Canada; Government Programs and Initiatives-United States; Guy Wilder Green; Joseph Napoleon ""Joe"" Guyon; Haskell Institute; Pete Hauser; Albert M. Hawley; Heritage; Hockey; Elon Chester ""Chief"" Hogsett; Hominy Indians; Hoop and Pole; Waneek Horn-Miller; Stacy Howell

Stacy S. ""Bub"" HowellFrank Hudson; Howard ""Cactus"" Hunter; Ice Shinny; Iroquois Nationals Lacrosse; Jack ""Indian Jack"" Jacobs; Clyde L. ""Chief"" James; Sydney I. Jamieson; George Howard Johnson; James Johnson; John Henry Johnson; Robert Lee ""Indian Bob"" Johnson; Roy Cleveland Johnson; Stanley Carl ""Bulldog"" Jonathan; Frank Jude; Isaac Leonard ""Ike"" ""Chief"" Kahdot; Kick Stick; Darris Kilgour; Rich Kilgour; Wayne King; John Kordic ; Lacrosse; Lacrosse Exhibition Tours; Lacrosse Sticks; Naomi Lang; Reggie Leach; A.E. ""Abe"" Lemons; Nelson Levering; George Levi; John ""Skee"" Levi

Walter Lingo

Sommario/riassunto

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.