LSR 1100 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Royal Montreal Golf Club, Montreal Hockey Club, Royal Canadian Yacht Club

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Leisure Studies
• Course: LSR 1100
• Professor: George Karlis

Document Summary

Leisure and recreation prior to the dominion of canada. Reminder that you should really know the title for each century, as the content inside is not as important as there is an abundance. First accounts of leisure and recreation + physical activities can be traced back to the. Work, play, leisure, recreation and religion are all interconnected. Aboriginal people hunted + fished for survival and pleasure. Small games were played that mainly focused on hunting and fishing skills. Modern day lacrosse is called: baggataway by the algonquins and iroquois, tewaarathon by the mohawks, french settlers gave the modern name of lacrosse. Bets are placed on lacrosse, so the losing team can lose land and get hardship. Terrain and indigenous inhabitants of canada were important in shaping the lifestyle, leisure and recreation of the early european settlers. Settlers would do indigenous activities like: hunting and fishing, sporting activities such as canoeing, snowshoeing, lacrosse etc.