Aboriginal Peoples and Sport in Canada

Janice Forsyth is the director of the International Centre for Olympic Studies and an assistant professor in the School of Kinesiology at the University of Western Ontario. Audrey R. Giles is an associate professor in the School of Human Kinetics at the University of Ottawa.

• Introduction / Janice Forsyth and Audrey R. GilesPart 1: Historical Perspectives on Aboriginal Peoples in Sport and Recreation1 Bodies of Meaning: Sports and Games at Canadian Residential Schools / Janice Forsyth2 Indigenous Peoples and Canadian-Hosted Olympic Games / Christine M. O'Bonsawin3 Toward a History of Aboriginal Women in Canadian Sport / M. Ann HallPart 2: Contemporary Issues4 Aboriginal Peoples and the Construction of Canadian Sport Policy / Victoria Paraschak5 Canadian Elite Aboriginal Athletes, Their Challenges, and the Adaptation Process / Robert Schinke, Duke Peltier, and Hope Yungblut6 Women's and Girls' Participation in Dene Games in the Northwest Territories / Audrey R. Giles7 Performance Indicators: Aboriginal Games at the Arctic Winter Games / Michael Heine8 The Quality and Cultural Relevance of Physical Education for Aboriginal Youth: Challenges and Opportunities / Joannie Halas, Heather McRae, and Amy Carpenter9 Two-Eyed Seeing: Physical Activity, Sport, and Recreation Promotion in Indigenous Communities / Lynn Lavallée and Lucie LévesqueConclusion / Janice Forsyth and Audrey R. Giles