Privelege at play: On the legal and social fictions that sustain American Indian sport imagery

Journal of Sport and Social Issues

Volumn 28, Issue 1 SPEC. ISS., 2004, Pages 11-29

  Staurowsky, Ellen J ^a  

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Author keywords

American Indians; Athletic mascots; Felix Cohen; Racism; White privilege

Indexed keywords

EID: 0942300493     PISSN: 01937235     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0193-723503261148     Document Type: Article

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