Stories of Indigenous Success in Australian Sport

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<div>This book presents journeys of sixteen Indigenous Australian athletes from their first touch of a</div><div>`footy¿ to the highest levels of Australian football and rugby league, conceptualized as a process</div><div>of learning. The authors challenge simplistic explanations of Indigenous success in Australian</div><div>football and rugby league, centered on the notion of the `natural athlete¿. The book traces</div><div>the development of Indigenous sporting expertise as a lifelong process of learning situated in</div><div>local culture and shaped by the challenges of transitioning into professional sport. Individually,</div><div>the life stories told by the participants provide fascinating insights into experience, culture</div><div>and learning. Collectively, they provide deep understanding of the powerful influence that</div><div>Aboriginal culture exerted on the participants¿ journeys to the top of their sports while locating</div><div>individual experience and agency within larger economic, cultural and social considerations.</div><div><i>Stories of Indigenous Success in Australian Sport</i> will be of interest to students and scholars</div><div>across a range of disciplines including Indigenous studies, physical education, education, sport</div><div>management and sociology</div><p></p><p></p><p></p>

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<p>Richard Light is Professor of Sport Coaching in the College of Education, Health and Human Development at The University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand.</p> <p>John Evans is Professor of Indigenous Health Education in the School of Sport and Exercise Science, Faculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney, Australia.</p>

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