(Image via http://www.ryanmcmahoncomedy.com) Here are a few more links examining the Indigenous presence in the games! Canada’s Aboriginal Peoples & The Vancouver 2010 Olympics – Unprecedented Inclusion?– Ryan McMonohon Comedy The argument I’ve been hearing is that with the “inclusion” of First Nations in the games marks the NEW start to a world wide relationship with us as Aboriginal Peoples living …
Indigenous Olympics link roundup
As promised, I’ve tried to pull together some informative links/articles/blog posts about the Indigenization of the winter Olympics. This is by no means exhaustive (not even close!) so if anyone has more, please send them my way! An Indigenous Olympics?– Toban Black via Sociological Images (AK note: this is a fantastic, well researched, well written piece, I wanted to quote …
The Vancouver opening ceremonies: honoring Canadian First Nations?
I didn’t get to watch the opening ceremonies of the Vancouver games live (I didn’t have a TV-until today!), but I was getting constant text message updates along the lines of: “girl, tell me you are watching the opening ceremonies! hella First Nations!” So I finally got around to watching them online and capturing some screen shots of the …
The Simpsons stereotypes Alaska Native cultures, again.
On the most recent episode of the Simpsons, Homer and Marge gain a spot on the US Olympic curling team and head to Vancouver for the games. When they arrive in the city, Homer is greeted by an Alaska Native/Inuit woman (in Vancouver?) and they engage in about 10 seconds of guttural noises back and forth as the background …