Bright Path Strong

#BrightPathStrong - Amplifying Native American Voices & RIGHTing history, starting with restoring athlete Jim Thorpe’s Olympic wins (link in bio)

[Bright Path Strong @OurBrightPath]

On the 110th anniversary of the medal ceremony of the 1912 Games, Jim Thorpe’s rightful place in the @Olympics records is restored — as the sole #GoldMedal winner of the #Decathlon & #Pentathlon. 🥇🥇 We are overjoyed! 🎉 Read on 👉🏾 https://t.co/GDSsRhMasd #BrightPathStrong ⚡️

[Amanda Norman ⚜️ @kairosarete]

The birth of the NFL.

[Bright Path Strong @OurBrightPath]

Congratulations Dukon Harris on your role of reenacting Jim Thorpe in the
@HISTORY
Channel’s Documentary! Jim’s legacy lives on through your acting and our stories.
@IndianCountry
https://t.co/oTSYSTFXcP

[NDNSPORTS.COM @ndnsports]

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

[Bright Path Strong @OurBrightPath]

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.

https://t.co/MRtMJJoCcr

[Bright Path Strong @OurBrightPath]

#BrightPathStrong wishes everyone a safe and happy New Year and a prosperous 2024! ⚡️

[NDNSPORTS.COM @ndnsports]

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

[NDNSPORTS.COM @ndnsports]

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

[NDNSPORTS.COM @ndnsports]

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

[NDNSPORTS.COM @ndnsports]

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
https://t.co/2rADgFZAd8

[IllumiNative @IllumiNative]

📣 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)

[NDNSPORTS.COM @ndnsports]

Rickie Fowler makes history as he is inducted into the Oklahoma State Hall of Honor
#NativeAthlete #Navajo #PGA
https://t.co/xYotjQgeNa

[Bright Path Strong @OurBrightPath]

This week in 1912, New York City held a parade to honor Team USA, who’d just returned from the Stockholm Games! 🇺🇸 Other Olympians walked in the parade, but Jim Thorpe and his bounty of medals and trophies were the main draw! 🥇🥇🏆 A true American hero! #BrightPathStrong ⚡️

[Bright Path Strong @OurBrightPath]

Nine inductees were enshrined into the @ProFootballHOF over the weekend! #JimThorpe was in the first #HOF class 60 years ago and his legacy is a large part of why the 🏈 #HallofFame is in Canton. 🏆Congrats to the 2023 honorees! ⚡️ #BrightPathStrong #GOAT https://t.co/nRijfOXzJL

[NDNSPORTS.COM @ndnsports]

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

[Bright Path Strong @OurBrightPath]

#ThisDayInHistory - The 1912 Stockholm Games featuring kick off! 🥇🥈🥉The opening ceremony was MUCH different, mostly because events in the 1912 Games were held during the day. That’s because electricity 💡to light the stadium 🏟️ was not yet widely available. ⚡️#BrightPathStrong

[NDNSPORTS.COM @ndnsports]

Happy Birthday to Billy Mills today. He was born on June 30, 1938 in Pine Ridge, SD and was winner of the 1964 Olympic Gold medal in the 10,000 meter run.
#Oglala #Lakota #Olympian #Gold #10K

[Bright Path Strong @OurBrightPath]

Happy 85th birthday Billy Mills! 🎈🥳🎂🎁 Billy is Oglala Sioux and his gold medal win 🥇 in the 1964 Tokyo Games is still considered one of the greatest upsets of all time! 🏃🏽‍♂️A virtual unknown at the time, Billy was the first non-European to win the 10,000M run! HBD Billy!! 🥳

[Bright Path Strong @OurBrightPath]

Jim Thorpe may have been a track and football star, but he was also a phenomenal baseball player! ⚾ In honor of the Men’s College World Series, here’s a photo of his 1908 Carlisle Indians baseball team. Good luck to those competing in #Omaha this week! ⚡ #BrightPathStrong

[Bright Path Strong @OurBrightPath]

#BrightPathStrong proudly honors those who gave all this #MemorialDay! 🇺🇲

[Bright Path Strong @OurBrightPath]

#BornOnThisDay 136 years ago — the #GOAT Jim Thorpe! 🎉🎈🥳
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#BrightPathStrong ⚡️ #JimThorpe #NativeAmerican #NativeAthletes #NDN #SacAndFox #Potawatomi