“Sport is community:” An exploration of urban Aboriginal peoples' meanings of community within the context of sport

McHugh, Tara-Leigh; Coppola, Angela M; Holt, Nicholas L.; Andersen, Chris

doi:10.1016/j.psychsport.2015.01.005

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“…Schinke, Gauthier, and Dubuc (2007) found that having team support, family support and community support are important strategies for Aboriginal athletes' adapting to mainstream sport contexts. McHugh, Coppola, et al (2015) found that sport connects Aboriginal community members, reinforces community values and fosters a sense of belonging. Ferguson and Philipenko (2014) identified the importance of cultivating a sense of community for Aboriginal university students in their physical activity experiences, and explained that building and having a sense of community may positively impact physical activity behaviours.…”

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“…unhealthy, weak, school dropout) and offering valuable opportunities to connect with other young Indigenous women. The importance of community within Indigenous sport was identified by McHugh, Coppola, et al (2015), who found that a group of urban Indigenous youth and adults described sport as community. These findings suggest that community (e.g.…”

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‘It’s more than just performing well in your sport. It’s also about being healthy physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually’: Indigenous women athletes’ meanings and experiences of flourishing in sport

Ferguson

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Wuttunee³

et al. 2018

Qualitative Research in Sport, Exercise and Health

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Sport participation can foster a wide range of positive psychosocial outcomes for women, including feeling empowered and self-sufficient, as well as gaining confidence, determination and self-respect. These well-documented potential benefits stem from research with non-Indigenous athletes, yet there is little published research to support an in-depth understanding of Indigenous women's unique sport experiences. Such understandings are necessary for meaningful sport programme implementation, health optimisation and sport policy development. The purpose of this study was to explore the phenomenon of flourishing in sport for Indigenous women athletes. Two Indigenous community sport advisors were instrumentally involved throughout the study. Sixteen Indigenous women athletes (M age = 21.5 years; 10 First Nations, 6 Métis) from urban, rural and remote communities in a mid-Western Canadian province participated in sharing circles and symbol-based reflection to share their meanings and experiences of flourishing in sport. A four-step phenomenological structural analysis was used to analyse transcribed data. Four essential components and one facilitating component emerged as the general structure of flourishing in sport: (1) Multidimensional Community Support (having support from and for one's family, home and sporting community); (2) Personal Accomplishments (setting and attaining individually tailored goals); (3) Persistent Growth (constant self-betterment); (4) Wholistic Athletic Excellence (excelling as a whole; physically, intellectually, spiritually and emotionally); and, (5) Humble Recognition (being acknowledged; a facilitating component). Nurturing Indigenous women athletes' flourishing in sport requires athlete-specific attention and collaborative community engagement.

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‘It’s more than just performing well in your sport. It’s also about being healthy physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually’: Indigenous women athletes’ meanings and experiences of flourishing in sport

Ferguson

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Wuttunee³

et al. 2018

Qualitative Research in Sport, Exercise and Health

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“…However, four studies (Blodgett et al, 2010; McHugh, Kingsley, & Coppola, 2013; Schinke, Blodgett, et al, 2010; Schinke, Yungblut, et al, 2010) did not report the exact number of participants, and the conservative estimate of total sample size was calculated based on those studies that did report sample size. Six of the studies (Blodgett et al, 2010; McHugh, Coppola, Holt, & Andersen, 2015; McHugh, Kingsley, & Coppola, 2013; Schinke, Blodgett, et al, 2010; Schinke, Yungblut, et al, 2010; Tang, Community Wellness Program, & Jardine, 2016) also included adult participants. No studies specifically indicated the inclusion of children under the age of 6 years, and more females (159) than males (97) were represented across all studies.…”

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A Meta-Study of Qualitative Research Examining Sport and Recreation Experiences of Indigenous Youth

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Participation in sport and recreation may contribute to various holistic benefits among Indigenous youth in Canada. However, there is a need for a consolidated evidence base to support the development of sport and recreation opportunities that could facilitate such holistic benefits. The purpose of this research was to produce a meta-study of qualitative research examining sport and recreation experiences of Indigenous youth in Canada. Following record identification and screening, 20 articles were retained for analysis and synthesis. Strengths and weaknesses of included studies were identified through the meta-method and meta-theory analysis. The meta-data analysis revealed five themes that represent the sport and recreation experiences of Indigenous youth. Working collaboratively with community members, our final meta-synthesis situated these five themes within the integrated Indigenous ecological model. This review consolidates the qualitative evidence base, and provides direction for future research and practice.

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“…Further, it has been suggested that in contrast to the more sorrowful bases upon which related and connected people from all over the country might gather (e.g. funerals) sport has historically given many Aboriginal peoples a joyous reason to come together (McHugh et al 2015;Nelson 2009;Norman 2012). Even when under rigid missionary control and severe conditions (e.g.…”

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Sport as a cultural offset in Aboriginal Australia?

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Rynne

Willis

2019

Annals of Leisure Research

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“Sport is community:” An exploration of urban Aboriginal peoples' meanings of community within the context of sport

Cited by 31 publications

References 21 publications

‘It’s more than just performing well in your sport. It’s also about being healthy physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually’: Indigenous women athletes’ meanings and experiences of flourishing in sport

‘It’s more than just performing well in your sport. It’s also about being healthy physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually’: Indigenous women athletes’ meanings and experiences of flourishing in sport

A Meta-Study of Qualitative Research Examining Sport and Recreation Experiences of Indigenous Youth

Sport as a cultural offset in Aboriginal Australia?

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