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More Than a Mascot: How the Mascot Debate Erases Indigenous People in Sport
From: Decolonizing Sport
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This chapter explores how team mascots erase Indigenous people in sport. Natalie Welch shares her personal story as a Native woman whose life has constantly been haunted by Native American sports team names, imagery, and mascots.
Contributors
Natalie Welch
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.
