#BrightPathStrong - Amplifying Native American Voices & RIGHTing history, starting with restoring athlete Jim Thorpe’s Olympic wins (link in bio)
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The birth of the NFL.
Congratulations to Chris Eyre and LeBron James for helping to keep Jim Thorpe’s legacy alive in the new two-hour documentary JIM THORPE: LIT BY LIGHTNING!
Please join us in watching on @HISTORY Channel tonight, Monday, July 7 at 8/7c.
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On this day, July 7th, 1912, Jim Thorpe (Sac & Fox) placed first in the broad jump, 200-meter sprint, discuss throw, 1,500 meter run, and finished third in the javelin throw to win the gold medal easily in the 5 event Pentathlon.
#NativeAthlete #SacFox #Potawatomi #Olympian
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Shout out and congratulations to Symond Martin (Navajo), a sophomore at Page High School in Arizona, who was the champion of the 3A AIA Sectional Boys Cross Country Meet, leading the Runnin’ Devils boys team to a first place team championship.
#NativePreps #Navajo
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Shout out and congratulations to Addison Worley (Cherokee), out of Moore HS n Oklahoma, who was voted the top volleyball player in Oklahoma. She was also named the Central Oklahoma Athletic Conference's Offensive Player of the Year earlier as well.
#NativePreps #Cherokee
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Shout out and congratulations to Joscelyn Stamper (Eastern Band Cherokee/Mvskoke Creek), out of Cherokee High School in North Carolina, who was named the 2023 Smoky Mountain Conference Volleyball Player of the Year.
#NativePreps #EBCI #Mvskoke
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Haskell Indian Nations University junior Jaiven Hale (MHA/Apache/Pueblo) has been named the Continental Athletic Conference Cross Country Runner of the Week
#NativeAthlete #MHA #Apache #Pueblo #HINU #OnwardHaskell
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📣 A NATIVE WOMAN IS ON THE COVER OF BRITISH VOGUE 📣
In the latest issue of #BritishVogue @lily_gladstone (Siksikaitsitapii /Nimíipuu) declares "My life’s never gonna be the same again" as she prepares for the world to see her tribute to the late Mollie Burkhart (Osage) (1/4)
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Rickie Fowler makes history as he is inducted into the Oklahoma State Hall of Honor
#NativeAthlete #Navajo #PGA
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On this day, July 15th in 1912, Jim Thorpe, won the Gold medal in the decathlon by an astounding 700 points.
He was declared the greatest athlete in the world by Swedish King Gustav V, patron of the Games of the V Olympiad.
#NativeAthlete #SacFox #Potawatomi
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While Jim Thorpe is legendary for his performances in several sports, at the Hall, we most remember his impact on the NFL as both the league's first president and star player.
On the 70th anniversary of Thorpe's passing, we celebrate this impact. #HOFForever
📹: @NFLFilms
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#Todayinnativeamericanhistory a political cartoon featuring #Jimthorpe was published. It depicted him losing his amateur athlete crown and the public, in the back, saying they don't care about him playing professionally. @OurBrightPath
#365daysofwalkingtheredroad
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January 18, 1983 — The International Olympic Committee restores Jim Thorpe's Olympic medals to his family.
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Big thanks to Charles Monroe-Kane at @NPR for the on-air interview and accompanying write-up. The support I’ve received for this album has been amazing and I’m forever grateful.
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An inaugural member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame; there is no debate that Jim Thorpe was one of the greatest athletes of the 20th century. tulsaworld.com/news/local/hi…
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Jim Thorpe holds a special place in the history of the NFL, where he was both the league's first president and star player.
On the 40th anniversary of Thorpe's Olympic medals being restored, however, we shine a light on his greatness off the gridiron.
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In 1912, Carlisle played the Army West Point team in football.
Carlisle won.
A limping Dwight Eisenhower had to be carried off the field after Jim Thorpe had tackled him.
