Playing the White Man's Games tells the extraordinary tales of Indigenous American athletes who not only overcame tremendous obstacles to play, but dominated the NFL, CFL, PGA, Olympic Games, NHL and professional wrestling.

Includes index.

Preface -- Chapter 1 The World's Greatest Athlete---Anytime, Anywhere (Jim Thorpe) -- Chapter 2 "Waaahoooooooooo!" (Ed "Wahoo" McDaniel) -- Chapter 3 A Formula for Success (Billy Mills) -- Chapter 4 "Almost There" (Notah Begay III) -- Chapter 5 "The House that Jack Built" (Jack Jacobs) -- Chapter 6 Longboat Left a Long Trail on the Land (Tom Longboat) -- Chapter 7 Hockey First for First Nations (George Armstrong) -- Chapter 8 Mascots -- Chapter 9 Playing Our Own Games -- Chapter 10 "The First 500 Years are Always the Toughest" -- Chapter 11 "Too Many Stars and Not Enough Space" -- Index.