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American Indian Sports Heritage
Joseph B. Oxendine
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Description for American Indian Sports Heritage
Paperback. Discusses the history and importance in everyday life of ball games (especially lacrosse), running, archery, swimming, snow snake, hoop-and-pole, and games of chance. This title describes the apex of Indian sports during the first three decades of the twentieth century and chronicles the decline since. Num Pages: 334 pages, Illus. BIC Classification: JFSL9; WS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 483.
“Neither the highly commercialized nature of professional sports today nor the more casual attitude prevailing in amateur activities captures the essence of Indian sport,” writes Joseph B. Oxendine. Through sport, Indians sought blessings from a higher spirit. Sport that evolved from religious rites retained a spiritual dimension, as seen in the attitude and manner of preparing and participating. In American Indian Sports Heritage, Oxendine discusses the history and importance in everyday life of ball games (especially lacrosse), running, archery, swimming, snow snake, hoop-and-pole, and games of chance. Indians gained nationwide visibility as athletes in baseball and football; the teams at ... Read more
“Neither the highly commercialized nature of professional sports today nor the more casual attitude prevailing in amateur activities captures the essence of Indian sport,” writes Joseph B. Oxendine. Through sport, Indians sought blessings from a higher spirit. Sport that evolved from religious rites retained a spiritual dimension, as seen in the attitude and manner of preparing and participating. In American Indian Sports Heritage, Oxendine discusses the history and importance in everyday life of ball games (especially lacrosse), running, archery, swimming, snow snake, hoop-and-pole, and games of chance. Indians gained nationwide visibility as athletes in baseball and football; the teams at ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
334
Condition
New
Number of Pages
334
Place of Publication
Lincoln, United States
ISBN
9780803286092
SKU
V9780803286092
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About Joseph B. Oxendine
Joseph B. Oxendine, a Lumbee who grew up in a segregated Indian community in North Carolina, played professional baseball for three years prior to completing his doctoral degree at Boston University. He is chancellor of Pembroke State University and has published extensively in the fields of motor learning and sport psychology. Oxendine has provided a new afterword for this Bison ... Read more
Reviews for American Indian Sports Heritage
“From scenes of Senecas playing snow snake and Cheyennes competing in chungke, to the exploits of Olympian runner Billy Mills and Yankee pitcher Allie Reynolds, Oxendine has compiled a useful compendium of information on traditional Indian games and the entry of Native Americans into modern collegiate and professional sports, especially during the ‘heyday’ period between 1890 and 1930.”—Choice