Indigenous Feminist Gikendaasowin (Knowledge) Decolonization through Physical Activity

This book presents knowledge from Indigenous women who enact decolonization and wellbeing through physical activity. In sport, physical activity, and health disciplines, there is a significant need for Indigenous women’s theoretical and methodological perspectives. While much research is published f...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: McGuire-Adams, Tricia
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham Palgrave Macmillan 2020, 2020
Edition:1st ed. 2020
Series:New Femininities in Digital, Physical and Sporting Cultures
Subjects:
Sex
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:This book presents knowledge from Indigenous women who enact decolonization and wellbeing through physical activity. In sport, physical activity, and health disciplines, there is a significant need for Indigenous women’s theoretical and methodological perspectives. While much research is published from a Western perspective on Indigenous peoples’ health, sport, and physical activity, less is known from Indigenous feminist and community perspectives. The chapters therefore inform the broader sociology of sport and Indigenous feminist fields on Indigenous cultural perspectives of physical activity
Physical Description:X, 168 p online resource
ISBN:9783030568061