Canadian Indian cowboys in Australia : representation, rodeo, and the RCMP at the Royal Easter Show, 1939 / Lynda Mannik.
"In 1939, a troupe of eight rodeo riders, accompanied by an RCMP office, 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 in explored in Canadian Indian Cowboys in Australia. Author Lynda Mannik uniquely incorporates five different perspectives of the event: that of the Royal Agricultural Society of New South Wales; the Canadian government; the eight First Nations men who participated; the RCMP officer who travelled with the team; and the Australian public. These multiple perspectives offer insight into the constructs of identity and visual representation as they are influenced by intercultural, social, and power relationships."--BOOK JACKET.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781552382004 :
- ISBN: 1552382001 :
- Physical Description: xi, 196 p. : ill., ports. ; 23 cm.
- Publisher: Calgary : University of Calgary Press, c2006.
Content descriptions
General Note: | Includes index. |
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references: p. 171-186. |
Formatted Contents Note: | 1. The Australian request -- 2. The Canadian response -- 3. Canadian Indian cowboys at the royal easter show in Sydney : celebrities, citizens, and wards -- 4. Constable leach to the royal easter show in Sydney : tourist, amateur anthropologist, and chaperone -- 5. The Australian audience. |
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Vancouver Campus | E78 C2 M336 2006 (Text) | 37100022017276 | Regular Collection | Volume hold | Available | - |