Wade Davies

"A prominent Navajo educator once told historian Peter Iverson that "the five major sports on the Navajo Nation are basketball, basketball, basketball, basketball, and rodeo." The Navajo are far from alone in their passion for the game. Whether on reservations or in cities, Native Americans of all ages tend to congregate around basketball courts. But why is this? Basketball is a relatively new sport, unconnected to older indigenous sporting traditions....