Native traditions
The Athapaskan tribe had their children participate in a variety of different races for what reason?
Hunting
Historians identified lacrosse as the ________ Aboriginal game
Most important
Why did the northern “wintering” voyageurs consider themselves superior to the summer employed voyageurs?
The northmen had little respect for the “pork eater” summer employed voyageurs.
Early horse racing days in Canada came from which countries decent?
England
When/where was the first curling club setup in Ontario?
Fergus, 1834
What material was the ball made out of in the early days of "shinny"?
Hide
Name one value that lacrosse brought Aboriginal people
What physical aspects of the voyageur trade defined their ability, efficiency, and success?
paddling rhythm, endurance, and strength
Horse racing was popular among the working class, why?
Drinking, gambling, fighting
Who claimed the game of curling? And what role did curling have when brought over to Canada?
Not necessarily invented by the Scots…but claimed as a scottish game.
Among the Inuit, what was an odd way that their children were physically tested?
The Ojibwa played a game called "hurdle". In this game, what was the name of the stick they used?
Hurdle
In a more refined social setting, fur trade merchants formed an exclusive social organization in Montreal in 1785 called what?
The Beaver club
What year was the first steeplechase event held in NA? Where was it?
1840, Montreal
With arrival of _______ in the late ______. Curling grew in ______ and ______
Railways, 1850s-1890s, Ontario, Western Canada
In the Arctic, what was the name of the game that was used to gamble, but also to collect tools, goods, and food?
The hand game
Was the settlement of Europeans a good or bad thing for the game of lacrosse in Canada?
Good (explanation?)
How did voyageurs calculate their time and distance while traveling?
How many times they would stop and smoke tobacco
Why were both of these sports considered upper-class?
Owning/maintaining a horse was expensive
Curling and other winter sports brought sports clubs to Sudbury, Sturgeon falls, New Liskeard and other areas….Who mainly joined these sports clubs?
Office workers, business owners/workers, and professionals who curled.
There were various games for different ______ among many tribes
Genders
Oddly, the men played lacrosse _____
Naked
What games or feats of strength would the voyageurs participate in for hierarchy and reputation?
Drinking, fighting, brawling, racing
Why did the middle class reformers not like the races?
Caused the working class to gamble and fight
Where was the first curling club in Canada? What year was it built and is it still in operation today?
he Montreal curling club was built in 1807