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Canadian Indian Cowboys in Australia
Lynda Mannik
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Description for Canadian Indian Cowboys in Australia
Paperback. In 1939, a troupe of eight rodeo riders, accompanied by an RCMP officer, travelled to Sydney, Australia to compete in "The Royal Easter Show" & documents an important, yet little-known, moment in Canadian history when a First Nations team of athletes represented Canada in international sport. Num Pages: 206 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 1MBF; 3JJG; ASZX; HBT. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 13. Weight in Grams: 328.
In 1939, a troupe of eight rodeo riders, accompanied by an RCMP officer, travelled to Sydney, Australia, to compete in the Royal Easter Show. The men were expected to compete in various rodeo events, as well as to sell handicrafts at the fair's ""Indian village"" where they also camped. International competition in rodeo was very rare at the time, and the team proved to be a popular draw for Australian audiences.
In 1939, a troupe of eight rodeo riders, accompanied by an RCMP officer, travelled to Sydney, Australia, to compete in the Royal Easter Show. The men were expected to compete in various rodeo events, as well as to sell handicrafts at the fair's ""Indian village"" where they also camped. International competition in rodeo was very rare at the time, and the team proved to be a popular draw for Australian audiences.
This little-known moment in Canadian history is explored in Canadian Indian Cowboys in Australia Lynda Mannik uniquely incorporates five different perspectives of the event: that of the Royal Agricultural ... Read more
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Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Calgary Press Canada
Number of pages
196
Condition
New
Place of Publication
Calgary, Canada
ISBN
9781552382004
SKU
V9781552382004
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Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About Lynda Mannik
Lynda Mannik is a SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Anthropology at Memorial University. In 2005, she received the Governor General's Gold Medal for the graduate student with the highest academic standing from Trent University, where she completed her master of arts degree in Canadian Studies and Native Studies. She received her doctorate from York University in 2009.
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Canadian Indian Cowboys is a finely grained, detailed analysis of a single event in which First Nations seized a unique opportunity to represent themselves internationally . . . The Royal Easter Show lasted a few short weeks in 1939 but, through Mannikâs intriguing treatment, it returns to offer new insights into the interactions between Aboriginal and non
Aboriginal people on the ... Read more
Aboriginal people on the ... Read more