Western University Scholarship@Western Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Repository 9-28-2020 10:30 AM Indigenous Coaches and the National Aboriginal Hockey Championships Dallas Gerald Hauck, The University of Western Ontario Supervisor: Clark, A. Kim, The University of Western Ontario A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the equirr ements for the Master of Arts degree in Anthropology © Dallas Gerald Hauck 2020 Follow this and additional works at: https://ir.lib.uwo.ca/etd Part of the Social and Cultural Anthropology Commons Recommended Citation Hauck, Dallas Gerald, "Indigenous Coaches and the National Aboriginal Hockey Championships" (2020). Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Repository. 7376. https://ir.lib.uwo.ca/etd/7376 This Dissertation/Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by Scholarship@Western. It has been accepted for inclusion in Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Repository by an authorized administrator of Scholarship@Western. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. Abstract This thesis explores the National Aboriginal Hockey Championships (NAHC), an annual hockey tournament held in Canada where Indigenous youth compete in provincial/territorial teams. Research focused especially on the insights that coaches, organizers, and other tournament officials can provide into this tournament that aims to both highlight the skills of Indigenous players and also to provide cultural activities and enhance pride. Drawing on interviews at the NAHC at the 2019 tournament in Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada, this thesis aims to understand the impact the tournament has on those involved, as well as outside influences that constrain and impact the event. The major topics presented are history of the championships, experiences with coaching, and the role Indigenous identity plays.