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A Cultural History of Canada


Apr 30, 2022

In which we talk about one of Canada's national sports - how it started, how it got so popular, and what it represents in the national myth of the country!

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Further reading:

  • Beers, William George. Lacrosse: The National Game of Canada, 1869.
  • Fisher, Donald M., Lacrosse: A History of the Game, Johns Hopkins University Press, 2002.
  • Howell, Colin. "Aboriginal games." The Oxford Companion to Canadian History, Oxford University Press, 2004.
  • McCluney, Eugene B. “Lacrosse: The Combat of the Spirits.” American Indian Quarterly, vol. 1, no. 1, 1974, pp. 34–42, https://doi.org/10.2307/1184199.
  • Metcalfe, Alan. "lacrosse." The Oxford Companion to Canadian History, Oxford University Press, 2004.
  • Robidoux, Michael A. “Imagining a Canadian Identity through Sport: A Historical Interpretation of Lacrosse and Hockey.” The Journal of American Folklore, vol. 115, no. 456, 2002, pp. 209–25, https://doi.org/10.2307/4129220.