Sport as Reconciliation: Building Bridges Through Athletics

📘 Sport as Reconciliation: Building Bridges Through Athletics

By Bear Standing Tall Digital | 2025 Edition

In a time when reconciliation, inclusion, and cultural understanding are vital, this transformative eBook explores the power of sport as a tool for healing and bridge-building across communities in Canada. Sport as Reconciliation provides readers with compelling insights into how athletics can foster unity, elevate youth leadership, celebrate diversity, and revive Indigenous traditional games.

Through 11 chapters and over 80 pages of inspiring case studies, cultural reflections, and practical strategies, this resource is designed for educators, community leaders, and corporate teams seeking to support the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Call to Action 92. Topics include:

• Community sports programs as catalysts for change
• Youth athletics and peacebuilding
• Gender equality in sport
• Cross-cultural events as diplomacy tools
• Volunteerism and adaptive sports
• Reviving Indigenous traditional games for cultural reconciliation

Ideal for large organizations, diversity trainers, Indigenous relations professionals, and sports associations committed to reconciliation through action.

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