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Ways of Knowing: Sport, Colonialism, and Decolonization
From: Decolonizing Sport
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This chapter introduces sport as an aspect of forced assimilation at residential schools in Canada. The mass unmarked graved found at the former Kamloops Indian Residential School is discussed, as well as the Truth and Reconciliation report.
Contributors
Christine O’Bonsawin Janice Forsyth
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.
