Indigenous athletes set to shine in the Olympics
Nations sending Native athletes to Tokyo include New Zealand, Australia, Canada, U.S.
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Jim Thorpe, Sac and Fox, was the first Indigenous person to win an Olympic gold medal for the United States, taking wins in pentathlon and decathlon in the 1912 Olympics. He is shown here running in Stockholm, Sweden, during Olympic track practice. Photo courtesy of Cumberland County Historical Society.
By Dan Ninham. Special to Indian Country Today. Reprinted with permission.
Athlete Jillian Weir will be representing more than the Canadian people in the 2021 Tokyo Olympics. She's also representing the Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte from the Tyen...
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