Kinesiology 2263F/G Lecture 8: Kin 2263 Lecture 8 notes
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Games for survival on the land, now as competitive sports. Which traditional values can be expressed through the new format. Heterotransplantation - taking of sport from southern canada and applying them to the. Northern context: sports, work, social life are all separate to us here, but there they are all intermingled in the north, taking something so different to them and implementing it to their lifestyle a very difficult process. That logic becomes evident through what people do as much as through what they say about it. Competitive sports model vs. inuit and dene games. Presumed to be the most appropriate way to do sport. Must have for sport to be considered a sport. Not all events have this: an iron man triathlon finishing is more important (accomplishment vs. achievement) Some of the games we have never seen or heard of before.