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# 87 Using Wikipedia for Sport Reconciliation
From: Decolonizing Sport
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This chapter discusses a lack of representation and awareness of Indigenous athletes. Wikipedia’s role in perpetuating a colonial understanding of sport is examined, in the context of the Truth and Reconciliation Report and Call to Action #87.
Contributors
Victoria Paraschak
Janice Forsyth is a member of the Fisher River Cree First Nation and a professor in the Faculty of Education, School of Kinesiology, University of British Columbia. She is a recognized leader in Indigenous sport development in Canada. Her research has generated significant national and international attention among scholars and practitioners, and several of her studies are included in the reports of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. In 2017, she was elected to the College of the Royal Society of Canada for her contributions to research and advocacy.
