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Playing the white man's games

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    J. Gordon Shillingford Publishing, 2014

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  • Author: Marks, Don
    Date:
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    2014
    Summary:

    Playing the White Man's Games tells the extraordinary tales of Native American athletes who overcame tremendous obstacles to dominate the NFL, CFL, PGA, Olympic Games, NHL and professional wrestling.

    Contents:
    • Preface
    • Chapter 1 The World's Greatest Athlete
    • Anytime, Anywhere (Jim Thorpe)
    • Chapter 2 "Waaahoooooooooo!" (Ed "Wahoo" McDaniel)
    • Chapter 3 A Formula for Success (Billy Mills)
    • Chapter 4 "Almost There" (Notah Begay III)
    • Chapter 5 "The House that Jack Built" (Jack Jacobs)
    • Chapter 6 Longboat Left a Long Trail on the Land (Tom Longboat)
    • Chapter 7 Hockey First for First Nations (George Armstrong)
    • Chapter 8 Mascots
    • Chapter 9 Playing Our Own Games
    • Chapter 10 "The First 500 Years are Always the Toughest"
    • Chapter 11 "Too Many Stars and Not Enough Space"
    • Index.
    Genre:
    Biographies and autobiographies, Indigenous materials, Sports and recreation
    Sujets: Indigenous athletes
    Original Publisher: [Winnipeg, Manitoba], J. Gordon Shillingford Publishing
    Language(s): English
    ISBN: 9781990737558, 9781927922019, 1927922011