1st Edition
Indigenous Sport and Nation-Building Interrogating Sámi Sport and Beyond
By Eivind Å. Skille
Copyright 2022
182 Pages
8 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
182 Pages
8 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
This book investigates the social, political, and cultural dimensions of Indigenous sport and nation-building. Focusing on the Indigenous Sámi of Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Russia, it addresses how colonization variously impacts organizational arrangements and everyday sporting life in a modern world.
Through detailed case data from the Norwegian side of Sápmi (the land of the Sámi),... Read more
1. Indigenous Sport and Nation-Building: Setting the Scene
2. Nation-Building and Indigenous Sport: A Global Phenomenon
3. Contextualization of Research Field and Positioning of the Researcher
4. Indigenous Sport Clubs in Core Indigenous Areas
5. Indigenous Sport Clubs Outside Core Areas
6. States, Nations, and Indigenous Sport
7. Communities and Conventions in Indigenous Sport
8. Nation-Building and Indigenous Sport: Lessons Learned
Biography
Eivind Å. Skille is Professor of Sport Sociology at Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences, Norway.
