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The Creator's game : lacrosse, identity, and Indigenous nationhood / Allan Downey.

by Downey, Allan, 1985-

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UBC Press, 2018.

796.36208 D748c

Lacrosse -- Canada -- History.

First Nations -- Sports.

Lacrosse -- Social aspects -- Canada.

First Nations -- Canada -- Ethnic identity.

9780774836036 (pbk.)

9780774836029 (hc.)

Alternate title:

Lacrosse, identity, and Indigenous nationhood

364 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Issued also in electronic formats.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"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 Creator's 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 Creator's Game provides a unique view of Indigenous self-determination in the face of settler-colonialism."--From publisher.

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