A Comparative Exploration of Sport for Reconciliation in Indigenous Communities in Canada, New Zealand and Australia
This project is funded by a Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) of Canada Insight Grant for the period 2020-2025.
Principal Investigator: Dr. Audrey Giles (University of Ottawa)
Co-Investigators: Dr. Lyndsay Hayhurst (York University); Dr. Daniel Henhawk (University of Manitoba)
Collaborators: Dr. Jeremy Hapeta (University of Canterbury); Dr. Rochelle Stewart-Withers (Massey University); Dr. Steven Rynne (University of Queensland)
Sport for Reconciliation (SFR) refers to the the use of sport as a means to promote reconciliation between Indigenous and settler peoples.
Despite the proliferation of and increased investments in SFR initiatives in Canada, Australia, and Aotearoa, there has been a dearth of scholarly investigation into this area -- a gap to which our international research team of Indigenous and settler scholars will attend. To address these issues, the objectives of our research are as follows: 1) to understand the prominent positioning of sport as a site for reconciliation by governments, NGOs, professional sports, and the private sector in Canada, Australia, and Aotearoa; 2) to understand the coverage and impact (or lack thereof) of associated policies and practices to advance culturally informed efforts in SFR; and 3) to conduct research that is itself founded on principles of reconciliation.
Principal Investigator: Dr. Audrey Giles (University of Ottawa)
Co-Investigators: Dr. Lyndsay Hayhurst (York University); Dr. Daniel Henhawk (University of Manitoba)
Collaborators: Dr. Jeremy Hapeta (University of Canterbury); Dr. Rochelle Stewart-Withers (Massey University); Dr. Steven Rynne (University of Queensland)
Sport for Reconciliation (SFR) refers to the the use of sport as a means to promote reconciliation between Indigenous and settler peoples.
Despite the proliferation of and increased investments in SFR initiatives in Canada, Australia, and Aotearoa, there has been a dearth of scholarly investigation into this area -- a gap to which our international research team of Indigenous and settler scholars will attend. To address these issues, the objectives of our research are as follows: 1) to understand the prominent positioning of sport as a site for reconciliation by governments, NGOs, professional sports, and the private sector in Canada, Australia, and Aotearoa; 2) to understand the coverage and impact (or lack thereof) of associated policies and practices to advance culturally informed efforts in SFR; and 3) to conduct research that is itself founded on principles of reconciliation.
