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One of the greatest athletes of all time, Jim Thorpe, racked up a number of achievements over the course of his career. Now, posthumously, the Sac and Fox Nation and Potawatomi citizen is being awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom; the nation’s highest civilian honor. Recipients of the medal are “​​individuals who have made exemplary […] The post Jim Thorpe honored with Presidential Medal of Freedom appeared first on Source New Mexico.

The National Congress of American Indians and Bright Path Strong is hosting the 2022 Sovereignty Run, inspired by legendary Olympic athlete Jim Thorpe

Tribal nations have rich cultures and traditions that benefit their people, but they also have their own governments working to help their communities.

STILLWATER, Okla. — Gail Lynn Hannon carries a compilation of her grandfather’s myriad achievements.

After more than a century of deliberation, officials have agreed to restore the iconic athlete's 1912 Olympic honors.

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) -- Jim Thorpe has been reinstated as the sole winner of the 1912 Olympic pentathlon and decathlon in Stockholm -- nearly 110 years after being stripped of those gold medals for violations of strict amateurism rules of the time.

Jim Thorpe has been reinstated as the sole winner of the 1912 Olympic pentathlon and decathlon in Stockholm — nearly 110 years after being stripped of those gold medals for violations of strict amateurism rules of the time. The International Olympic Committee announced the change Friday on the 110th anniversary of Thorpe winning the decathlon…

The International Olympic Committee had disqualified the celebrated athlete because he earned money playing semi-pro ball

LAUSANNE, Switzerland — Jim Thorpe has been reinstated as the only real winner of the 1912 Olympic pentathlon and decathlon in Stockholm — almost 110 years

After a long campaign, descendants and supporters of Jim Thorpe are celebrating an International Olympic Committee decision to finally recognise him as the sole gold medallist of the 1912 Olympics in pentathlon and decathlon.