Lacrosse has been a central element of Indigenous cultures for centuries but once non-Indigenous players entered the sport it became a site of appropriation then reclamation of Indigenous identities. The Creators Game focuses on the history of lacrosse in Indigenous communities from the 1860s to the 1990s exploring Indigenous-non-Indigenous relations and Indigenous identity formation. While the game was being appropriated in the process of constructing a new identity for the nation-state of Canada it was also being used by Indigenous peoples to resist residential school experiences initiate pan-Indigenous political mobilization and articulate Indigenous sovereignty. This engaging and innovative book provides a unique view of Indigenous self-determination and nationhood in the face of settler-colonialism.
