This collection of essays examines how sport has contributed to shaping and expressing Native American identityampampmdashfrom the attempt of the old Indian Schools to ampampldquoAmericanizeampamprdquo Native Americans through sport to the ampampldquoIndian mascotampamprdquo controversy and what it says about the broader public view of Native Americans. Additional essays explore the contemporary use of the traditional sport Toka to combat obesity in some Native American communities the Seminolesampamprsquo commercialization of alligator wrestlingampampmdasha ampampldquoNativeampamprdquo sport that was in fact only developed as a sport due to interest from touristsampampmdashand much more. The contributions to this volume not only tell the story of Native Americansampamprsquo participation in the world of sports but also how Native Americans have changed and enriched the sports world in the process.