Indigenous Australian sport
Indigenous Australian sport was discouraged by the
Participation with European Australians
The British discouraged Indigenous Australians from continuing their existing sporting traditions.[1] Aboriginal people faced discrimination when participating in mainstream white Australian sports.[2] Cricket, rugby, netball, soccer and field hockey were introduced into Aboriginal communities as a way of encouraging socialisation with and assimilating Aboriginal people into greater Australian culture.[1] Cricket was specifically used to teach "white values".[3]
While sport has provided some opportunities for Aboriginal people, it has not provided a framework for enabling community-wide benefits as it relates to wider Australian culture.[4] Male Indigenous Australians have largely been under-represented at the highest level of Australian sport, with a few exceptions, notably Australian rules football, boxing and in the rugby league.[5]
History
The
The International Aboriginal Cup, a women's competition between Aboriginal Australians and First Nations Canadians, took place for the first time in 1990.[6]
At the
Sport in the community
There is pressure on Indigenous Australians in sport to act as role models for the wider community.[8]
In 2001, sport facility access was available to 85% of Indigenous Australians living in Indigenous communities of 50 or more people.[9] Aboriginal Australians sought out sports like athletics and swimming in part because they had aspects of traditional sports from their community.[1] Traditional sports included boomerang throwing[1] and running.[10]
Most Indigenous sports at the time of European arrival were for enjoyment.[11] These sports were not absorbed into European sports,[11] and sporting traditions began to fade during the same time when other Indigenous traditions were fading.[10]
The Australian Sports Commission has taken steps to try to preserve knowledge about Indigenous sporting traditions.[10] In 1868, an all-Australian Aboriginal team toured England.[12]
See also
References
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