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Native Americans in Sports
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Description: Designed to be systematic and holistic, this unique two-volume reference offers full coverage of Native American atheletes and athletics from historical, cultural, and indigenous perspectives. Covering sporting experience in all regions of the United States and Canada from before European contact to the twenty-first century, entries include overviews of indigenous and modern sports, profiles of Native American athletes and teams, discussions of social institutions and organizations, and entries devoted to broader cultural themes and how these affect and are influenced by athletics. The set includes hard-to-find bibliographic information on Native American sports, including books, journal and magazine articles, and websites for further research. Bigraphical and generical indexes are also provided.
Selected Contents:
Topic Finder
List of Contributors
Introduction
Abel, Clarence John "Taffy"; Abeyta, Narciso Platero "Ciso"; Aboriginal Sport Circle (ASC); Acoose, Paul; Adair, Kenneth Jerry "Iceman" "Casper"; Adams, Kenneth Stanley "Bud," Jr.; Adaptation; Aitson, Amos; Aker, Jackie Delane; All Indian Competitions; All Indian Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (AIPRCA); American Indian Athletic Association; American Indian Athletic Hall of Fame; Anderson, Ross; Aquatic Competitions; Arcasa, Alexander; Archery; Arctic Winter Games; Armstrong, George E.; Assimilation
Balenti, Michael Richard; Ball Race; Baseball; Basketball; Beaver, Robert Perry; Becenti, Ryneldi; Becerra, Cheri; Beers, W. George; Begay, Notah Ryan III; Bench, Johnny; Bender, Charles; Albert "Chief"; Benjamin, Martha; Bennett, Louis "Deerfoot"; Bensell, Arthur; Bibliography; Big Crow, Suanne; Bird, Sampson; Blue Spruce, George; Bluejacket, James; Boarding Schools; Bomberry, Phyllis "Yogi"; Boucha, Henry Charles; Bowles, Emmet Jerome; Box Lacrosse; Boxing; Brown, Ellison Myers "Tarzan"; Bruce, Louis R., Sr.; Bruised Head, Pete; Busch, Elmer
Calac, Peter; Camp, Rick; Campbell, Ben Nighthorse; Carlisle Indian Industrial School; Castillo, Phillip; Catalano, Patty; Chalmers, Angela; Charles, Wilson "Buster"; Charleston, Oscar; Cheeves, Virgil Earl; Chemawa Indian School; Cherokee Marbles; Chief Big Hawk; Chunkey; Claphan, Jack "Sammy"; Clarke, Jay Justin "Nig"; Claxton, James E. "Jimmy"; Collins, Harold; Collins, Steve; Competition Powwows; Curl, Rod
Daney, Arthur Lee; Daniels, Scott; Delorme, Ron; Dietz, William "Lone Star"; Dogsled Racing; Double Ball
Eaves, Vallie Ennis; Edwards, Mike; Elkins, Fait; Equestrian Competitions; Evans, Darrell; Exendine, Albert Andrew "Exie"
Fans and Spectators; Films; Firth, Sharon; Firth, Shirley; Football; Fort Michilimackinac; Fuhr, Grant Scott
Gachupin, Steve; Gambling; Gaudaur, Jacob Gill "Jake"; Gawboy, Robert; Gender Relations; George, Angus; Gladd, James W. "Jim"; Golf; Government Programs and Initiatives-Canada; Government Programs and Initiatives-United States; Green, Guy Wilder; Guyon, Joseph Napoleon "Joe"
Haskell Institute; Hauser, Pete; Hawley, Albert M.; Heritage; Hockey; Hogsett, Elon Chester "Chief"; Hominy Indians; Hoop-and-Pole; Horn-Miller, Waneek; Howell, Stacy; Howell, Stacy S. "Bub"; Hudson, Frank; Hunter, Howard "Cactus"
Ice Shinny; Iroquois Nationals Lacrosse
Jacobs, Jack "Indian Jack"; James, Clyde L. "Chief"; Jamieson, Sidney I.; Johnson, George Howard; Johnson, James "Jimmie"; Johnson, John Henry; Johnson, Robert Lee "Indian Bob"; Johnson, Roy Cleveland; Jonathon, Stanley Carl "Bulldog"; Jude, Frank
Kahdot, Isaac Leonard "Ike" "Chief"; Kilgour, Darris; Kilgour, Rich; King, Wayne; Kordic, John
Lacrosse; Lacrosse Exhibition Tours; Lacrosse Sticks; Lang, Naomi; Leach, Reggie; Lemons, A.B. "Abe"; Levering, Nelson; Levi, George; Levi, John "Skee"; Lingo, Walter; Literature; Littlechild, J. Wilton; Locklear, Gene; Lohse, Kyle Matthew; Longboat, Thomas; Longbrake, Bud; Lopez, Danny "Little Red"; Lowry, Dwight; Lyons, Oren Jr.
Marrujo, Jimmie Wayne; Martin, John "Pepper"; Martinez, John Albert "Buck"; Mascot Controversy; Masek, Beverly; Mayes, Adair Bushyhead "Paddy"; McCourt, Dale; McDaniel, Wahoo; McLain, Watt Mayes "Mayes"; McLish, Calvin Coolidge Julius Caesar Tuskhoma; McSpadden, Clem Rogers; Media Coverage; Meyers, John; Miller, Leon A.; Mills, William Mervin "Billy"; Moody, Orville James "Sarge"; Moore, Euel Walton "Monk"; Morris, Alwyn; Mount Pleasant, Frank
National Indian Athletic Association; Nationalism; Native American Indian Tennis Association; Native American Sports Council; Nielsen, Jim Anthony; Nolan, Theodore John; North American Indigenous Games
Olson, John; Olympic Games; Oorang Indians; Oxendine, Joseph Bruce
Parks, Cherokee Bryan; Payne, Andrew Hartley "Andy"; Pickett, Willie M. "Bill"; Pierce, Bemus; Pierce, Frank; Pinnance, Elijah Edward; Plunkett, James William Jr.; Powless, Barry; Powless, Gaylord; Powless, Ross
Racism; Rattlesnake, Jimmy; Ray, Johnny Cornelius; Renick, Jesse Barnard "Cab"; Reynolds, Allie Pierce "Super Chief"; Ring-and-Pin Games; Rodeo; Roebuck, Theodore "Tiny"; Rogers, Ed; Rogers, William Penn "Will" "The Cherokee Kid"; Rosal, Angelita; Running; Running Strong; Ryal, Mark Dwayne
Sahmaunt, Joseph "Bud"; Sampson, Kelvin; Sanders, Reuben C.; Sanipass, Evertt; Sargent, Gary Alan; Sasakamoose, Frederick George; Scholarship; Sellers, Johnny Larry "John"; Seneca, Isaac; Shinny; Shuttlecock; Six Nations Arrows Lacrosse; Sixkiller, Alex "Sonny"; Smith, Harold J. (Jay Silverheels); Snowshoe Racing; Snowsnake; Sockalexis, Andrew; Sockalexis, Louis Frances; Spiller, Bill; Stargell, Wilver Dornel "Willie" "Pops"; Starks, John Levell; Stick Games; Sundown, Jackson Supernaw, Kywin
Tennis; Tewanima, Louis; Thomas, Michael "Mick"; Thornton, Joe Tindle; Thorpe, James "Jim"; Three Persons, Tom; Tincup, Austin Ben; Toboggan Racing; Tom Longboat Awards; Toy, James Madison; Track and Field; Trottier, Bryan "Trots"
Urban Experience, The
Vann, John Silas "Jack" "Johnny"; Vann, Wilson
Waquie, Al; Ward, Egbert "Eg"; Warren, Thomas Gentry "Tommy"; Washington, U.L.; Weller, Louis "Rabbit"; Wheat, McKinley Davis "Mack"; Wheat, Zachariah Davis "Zack"; Wheelock, Martin; Wild West Shows; Wiley, Wabishaw Spencer "Doc"; Williams, Joseph "Smokey Joe"; Williams, Oscar Wheeler; Willoughby, James Arthur; Wings of America; Winneshiek, William Phineas; Witherill, Cory; Wolfe, Jimmie, Jr., "Junior"; Women; Woods, Earl; Woods, Eldrick "Tiger"; Wrestling
Yarr, Tommy; YellowHorse, Mose J.; York, Preston Rudolph "Rudy"
Zack, Darren
Chronology
Bibliography
Indexes
Review(s): This is a well-written, well-documented reference that provides a fascinating and lively history of the North American Indian athlete. It is appropriate for students as young as middle school age yet should be of interest for even the adult who has an interest in the subject. American Reference Books Annual, Vo.36
    
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