Lecture 2 Flashcards
What is the Canadian version of indigenous?
Aboriginal
Are indigenous and aboriginal interchangeable terms?
Yes
What does aboriginal refer to?
First Nations, Metis, or Inuit
Why is aboriginal not preferred anymore?
It is attached to an offensive term, abnormal
What does aboriginal mean?
From the original inhabitants
What is pre-contact
indigenous societies prior to the arrival of European people.
What term is used worldwide
Indigenous
What term is used in the constitution
Aboriginal is the constitutional term
What did indigenous societies engage in with other groups?
Fought, traded, had treaties, and had governments
What were indigenous societies like 500 years ago
Many different societies, huge variety
Completely different sports
Complex structures, did not live in harmony, had laws, education
What were indigenous societies like 500 years ago
Many different societies, huge variety
Completely different sports
Complex structures, did not live in harmony, had laws, education
We’re al indigenous hunter gatherers
No
Tenochtitlan was largest city on earth
Broad generalizations do not apply to all
What were indigenous sports and what were they designed for
Gendered and designed to both educate, entertain, and in many cases fulfill diplomatic functions
What did boys games involve
Some version of running, fighting, tracking
What were boys games designed for
To help young indigenous boys with skills they needed when they go older, hunting and fighting
What did boys games prioritize
Strength, speed, and ability to withstand pain
Why was sport very violent by design for boys
So young boys were used to getting hurt and being in pain so they could deal with it and move on
What did girls games involve
Endurance, ability to carry heavy weights
Why did girls games prioritize endurance and carrying
Most indigenous societies were semi nomadic
Women carried the homes
Examples of girls games
Carrying bags or pots filled with heavy rocks
What was the idea behind these gendered sports
Educate children in things they need when older
In what ways was sport used diplomatically
- could challenge each other to sporting competition in place of fight
- also used to celebrate something, two nations could have sporting competition
Why use sport instead of war
Deliberate attempt to minimize potential casualties
What could be used as sport in place of war
Lacrosse, usually brutal but less death