Decolonizing sport

Brandon C. Joseph, Alisse Ali-Joseph

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Abstract

The concept of decolonizing sport is a call to action for exploring the deep-rooted histories of contemporary sport(s) and how power, privilege, and oppression resulting from settler colonialism impacts the historical development of sport and how we share those stories and realities today. Games and sport have always been a prominent component of Indigenous culture, as many traditional Indigenous games were played at ceremonies and communal events to reinforce pride, reflect cultural teachings, exhibit moral ethics, promote spirituality, maintain socio-political relations, and more (Downey & Neylan, 2015; Macfarlan & Macfarlan, 1958; Oxendine, 1988). However, these experiences and traditions of game and sport for Indigenous communities were impacted by the experiences of those same communities with settler colonialism (Veracini, 2019; Wolfe, 2006). Thus, we must explore the true histories, and Indigenous foundations of sport, to "enrich understandings of Indigenous life . . . and afford examples of scholarship that disrupt the settler colonial mission of Indigenous extermination" (Phillips, Field, O'Bonsawin, & Forsyth, 2019).

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationEncyclopedia of Sport Management, Second Edition
PublisherEdward Elgar Publishing Ltd.
Pages258-260
Number of pages3
ISBN (Electronic)9781035317189
ISBN (Print)9781035317172
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 1 2024

Keywords

  • Culture
  • Decolonize
  • Indigenous
  • Native American
  • Sport
  • Stories

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Social Sciences
  • General Economics, Econometrics and Finance
  • General Business, Management and Accounting

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