ChatLive: Before a Ball is Kicked: How Organizing Coast Salish Soccer Tournaments Resists Assimilation
On Oct. 31, Tyrone Joe-Mayes hosts a discussion about his research, which asserts significant aspects of ancient Coast Salish culture are sustained in their soccer tournaments, thereby resisting assimilation.
ChatLive is a series of informal discussions where CapU students explore relevant subjects with CapU instructors.
Students who attend a minimum of three days will earn a notation on their transcript.
About Tyrone Joe-Mayes
Tyrone is a member of the shíshálh Nation (Sechelt) and spent many years working in Cultural Resource Management (CRM) as an archaeologist and later in the tourism industry, solidifying his interest in Coast Salish culture.
His master’s thesis at the University of British Columbia focused on a group of shíshálh Nation members who volunteered their time to organize a weekend soccer tournament in the town of Sechelt, British Columbia.
Colonial authorities during the 19th century would include Western forms of physical activity to aid their goal of the total assimilation of Coast Salish peoples.
His research adds to the argument against First Nations playing Western sports is evidence of assimilation, and instead asserts significant aspects of ancient Coast Salish culture are sustained in their soccer tournaments, thereby resisting assimilation.
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