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Before the Haskell Indian Nations University women's basketball game vs Oglala Lakota College, Miracle Spotted Bear sang a prayer song for the teams. #NativeAthletes #HINU #OLC #TribalColleges
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Natives reppin' at the halftime of the NCAA Women's Final Four National Semi-Final Game. First time ever!! Thanks @IndigAthAdv and @NCAA
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Meet Indigenous Skateboarder Naiomi Glasses #NikeN7
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In yesterday's game, Lyle Thompson (Onondaga) wore a orange ribbon in his hair to honor the indigenous children that never returned home from residential/boarding schools, for the children of the children that did & for all indigenous relatives that are still grieving and healing
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Madison Hammond (Navajo/Pueblo) made her professional soccer debut today for OL Reign. She becomes the 1st Native American player to play in the NWSL. Hammond subbed in for Kristen McNabb for the final 14 min. #NativeAthlete #Navajo #Pueblo #OLReign #NWSL
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Professional soccer player Madison Hammond (Navajo/Pueblo) presents U.S. Department of Interior Secretary Deb Haaland with her OL Reign #99 game jersey! Two women breaking barriers and inspiring achievement! #NativeAthlete #Navajo #Pueblo #NWSL #NikeN7 (via NB3 Foundation)
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Kyrie Irving wearing his Eagle Feather today on opening night of the NBA season, which he earned when he received his Lakota Name this summer on the Standing Rock Sioux reservatio. His late mother was Standing Rock Hunkpapa Lakota and was adopted away as a baby. #NativeAthlete
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The first Native American woman to win a medal at the World Championships – 110 years since Jim Thorpe became the first Native American man to win an Olympic gold. #NativeAthlete #Comanche #TeamUSA
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Congratulations to Team Oklahoma, with representatives from the Choctaw, Cherokee, Creek and Kiowa Nations, who won the 2021 Little League Softball World Series. They are the first softball team from Oklahoma to win the #LLWS with about 80% Natives on the roster. #NativePreps
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Today, on July 7th, marks the 107th anniversary of Jim Thorpe winning the men’s pentathlon at the 1912 Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden – a huge moment in sports history! #NativeAthlete #SacFox #GOAT
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Happy Jim Thorpe Day! In 1973, President Richard Nixon proclaimed April 16th "Jim Thorpe Day" in recognition of his accomplishments. Thorpe (1887-1953) was Sac & Fox/Potawatomi. He won Gold Medals for the Pentathlon and Decathlon at the 1912 Olympics. #NativeAthlete #SacFox
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Marc-Andre Fleury wore a custom mask for the Minnesota Wild’s Native American Heritage night Friday after being told by the NHL it was not allowed. #NAHM Read at:
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On this day, July 8th, 1912, at the Olympics in Stockholm, Louis Tewanima (Hopi) won the Silver medal in the debut of the 10,000 meter run event. Louis was from the village of Shungopavi on the Hopi Reservation in northeastern Arizona. #NativeAthlete #Hopi #Olympian
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The Ethan Bear jersey has his name written in Cree, with his number, 74. Pro Am Sports says they worked with the Bear family to ensure they got the nameplate right. #NativeAthlete #FirstNations #Cree #NHL #Oilers
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When the NBA's leading scorer Russell Westbrook rocks his custom #Iroquois #boxlacrosse jersey postgame! #NoDAPL #Lacrosse #GrowTheGame
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On this day, May 28th in 1887, Jim Thorpe was born near current-day Prague, Oklahoma. An All-American in football at the Carlisle Indian School, he won the pentathlon and decathlon at the 1912 Olympics. Thorpe played professional baseball and football as well.
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Congrats to Lance Christensen, Jr., (Oglala Lakota) who drove 24 hours from the Pine Ridge reservation to hit it 357 yards and win boys 14-18 Long Drive competition ahead of the NB3 Jr. Golf National Championships that starts this week in Louisiana. #NativePreps #Oglala #Lakota
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Happy Jim Thorpe Day! In 1973, President Richard Nixon proclaimed April 16th "Jim Thorpe Day" in recognition of his accomplishments. Thorpe (1887-1953) was Sac & Fox. #NativeAthlete #SacFox #Olympian #GOAT
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Haudenosaunee Nationals Looking to Make History at 2028 Olympics #NativeAthletes #Haudenosaunee
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Congratulations to Alissa Pili (Inupiaq/Samoan) who announced she will enter the 2024 WNBA draft. TheDraft will be held on Monday, April 15th at the famed Brooklyn Academy of Music in New York. ESPN will provide live coverage at 7:30 p.m. ET. #NativeAthlete #Inupiaq #WNBA
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On this day October 14th, Billy Mills (Oglala Lakota) won the gold medal at the 1964 Olympics in Tokyo, where he set a world record in the 10,000-meter race. He is still the only American to win a gold medal in this event. #NativeAthlete #Oglala #Lakota #BillyMills #Olympian #10k
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Jim Thorpe, a two-time Olympic gold medalist and three-sport professional athlete who paved the way for the indigenous community, was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom today. #NativeAthlete #SacFox #Potawatomi #GOAT
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On this day, July 7th, 1912, competing against the best athletes in world, Jim Thorpe (Sac & Fox) placed first in the broad jump, 200-meter sprint, discuss throw and the 1,500 meters, and finished third in the javelin throw to win the gold model easily in the 5 event Pentathlon.
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At the 2nd Annual Indigenous Bowl Nick Wakos, out of Winnepeg, Manitoba, wore black across his face to share a message for all Indigenous #MMIW . He calls for the MEN of our communities to step up and “be better” and help to support women in our communities. #FirstNations
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Shout out to Shawn Yazzie (Navajo/Sac&Fox/Comanche) who competed at the 2021 USA Gymnastics Development Program Nationals Championships. He placed 18th overall and finished 3rd on Floor. He was the only Native American competing at the event #NativePreps #Navajo #Comanche #SacFox
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Shout out and congratulations to Alissa Pili (Inupiaq/Samoan) who is the 8th overall pick of the 2024 WNBA draft and will play for the Minnesota Lynx! #NativeAthlete #Inupiaq #Samoan #WNBA
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Standing Rock Sioux Tribe to Welcome Home NBA's Kyrie Irving for Naming Ceremony August 23rd
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On this day October 14th in 1964, Billy Mills (Oglala Lakota) won the gold medal in the 10,000-meter race at the Tokyo Olympics. He is still the only American to win a gold medal in this event. #NativeAthlete #Oglala #Lakota #BillyMills #Olympian #1964 #10k
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On this day, July 15th in 1912, Wa-Tho-Huk (“Bright Path”) aka 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
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Former NBA player Joakim Noah held a youth basketball clinic at the Standing Rock Sioux reservation as part of the grand opening of the tribes solar farm. "We are going to need the Indigenous people to lead the way" - Joakim Noah #StandingRockSioux
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On this day, July 7th, 1912, at the Stockholm Olympics, Jim Thorpe (Sac & Fox) placed 1st in the broad jump, 200-meter sprint, discuss throw and the 1,500 meters, and finished 3rd in the javelin throw to win the gold medal in the Pentathlon #NativeAthlete #SacFox #GOAT #Olympian
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Flagstaff High School girls basketball recognizes Native American Heritage Month #NativePreps #Navajo #Hopi
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Shout out and congrats to Caelyn Valandra-Prue (Rosebud Sioux) who is the South Dakota STATE CHAMP IN THE 100, 200, and 800m runs and finished runner-up in the 400m race. She placed 4th as a team all by herself for White River HS and was named the MVP of the State meet.
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On this day, May 28th in 1887, Jim Thorpe was born near current-day Prague, Oklahoma. An All-American in football at the Carlisle Indian School, he won the pentathlon and decathlon at the 1912 Olympics. Thorpe played professional baseball and football. #Olympian #GOAT #SacFox
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Awesome to see Jim Thorpe named the number 5 best college football player ever! His granddaughter representing at #CFBNationalChampionship #CFB150 #NativeAthlete #SacFox
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The American Indian Expo Leadership Committee has announced that OSU MBb player Lindy Waters, III (Kiowa/Cherokee), is the winner of the 2018 Indian of the Year award. He will be honored at this year's American Indian Exposition Celebration in Anadarko, OK that runs Aug.15-18th.
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Shout out & congrats to Sydney Little Light (Crow), out of Rocky Mountain College, who finished as a double All-American at the NAIA National indoor Track & Field Championships. She finished 6th in the mile and 5th in 5000m run. She also raised awareness for MMIW during her races
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Haskell Indian Nations University men's basketball reppin' the #NoDAPL shirts ahead of their #NikeN7 game tonight
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Wisconsin Badgers starting point guard Bronson Koenig (HoChunk Nation) wearing a beaded #NoDAPL medallion
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On this day October 14th, Billy Mills (Oglala Lakota) won the gold medal at the 1964 Olympics in Tokyo, where he set a world record in the 10,000-meter race. He is still the only American to win a gold medal in this event. #NativeAthlete #Oglala #Lakota #BillyMills #Olympian
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With the 24th pick in the 2022 NBA Draft the Milwaukee Bucks have selected Marjon Beauchamp (Yakama) out of the G-League. Congratulations Marjon!!👏👏🙏🙏 #NativeAthlete #NBADraft #Yakama #Bucks
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On this day, May 28th in 1887, Jim Thorpe was born near current-day Prague, Oklahoma. An All-American in football at the Carlisle Indian School, he won the pentathlon and decathlon at the 1912 Olympics. #NativeAthlete #Olympian #GOAT #SacFox #Potawatomi
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9 schools to wear these turquoise jerseys to honor Native American Heritage Month, as part of @NikeN7 . MBB Gonzaga Haskell Fort Lewis New Mexico Marquette Oklahoma State SDSU Florida State Mesa CC WBB Haskell Fort Lewis Stanford Oral Roberts New Mexico Oklahoma State
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David Wingett, Jr. (Winnebago) from the Memphis Tigers & Isaiah Poor Bear-Chandler (Oglala Lakota) from Wichita State Shockers, both freshman, went head-to-head today in conference play. Both will have 3 more years to play against each other like they did in high school in Neb.
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Bookakii Rita Bustos is no ordinary 13 year old. At the rodeo, the Blackfeet girl wore a blood red hand print over her face, to draw awareness to Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls as she competed in the Ranch Broncs. #Blackfeet #MMIW
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Shout out and congrats to Milan Schimmel (Umatilla) who has committed to continue her basketball career at the University of Cincinnati #NativeAthlete #Umatilla #Bearcats #D1
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On this day, September 17th, 1920, professional football franchises sent representatives to a car dealership in Canton, Ohio, to create a league called the American Professional Football Association. The league, later named the NFL, would elect Jim Thorpe as its 1st president.
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Happy Jim Thorpe Day! In 1973, President Richard Nixon proclaimed April 16 "Jim Thorpe Day" in recognition of his accomplishments. Thorpe (1887-1953) was Sac & Fox. He won Gold Medals for the Pentathlon and Decathlon at the 1912 Olympics in Stockholm. #GOAT #SacFox #Potawatomi
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🔊: For the first time in Canadian Football League history ⤵️ Official Brian Chrupalo announces a penalty in the Ojibwa language. Take a listen! 💪
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Happy Jim Thorpe Day! In 1973, President Richard Nixon proclaimed April 16th "Jim Thorpe Day" in recognition of his accomplishments. Thorpe (1887-1953) was Sac & Fox/Potawatomi. #NativeAthlete #SacFox #Potawatomi #Olympian #GOAT
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NETFLIX OFFICIAL TRAILER: Follow the Chinle High basketball team in Arizona's Navajo Nation on a quest to win a state championship and bring pride to their isolated community. Coming to Netflix on August 2. #BasketballOrNothing #NativePreps #Navajo #Netflix
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- NHL goaltender Carey Price (Ulkatcho First Nations #NativeAthlete #Ulkatcho #NHL
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On this day October 14th in 1964, Billy Mills (Oglala Lakota) won the gold medal at the Olympics in Tokyo in the 10,000-meter race. He is still the only American to win a gold medal in this event. #NativeAthlete #Oglala #Lakota #BillyMills #Olympian #1964 #10k
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VIDEO: It's a silver medal for Janee' Kassanavoid! 🥈 #NativeAthlete #Comanche
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Happy Jim Thorpe Day! In 1973, President Richard Nixon proclaimed April 16th as "Jim Thorpe Day" in recognition of his accomplishments. He won Gold Medals for the Pentathlon and Decathlon at the 1912 Olympics and is considered The Greatest Athlete of the Twentieth Century."
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On this day, July 8th, 1912, at the Olympics in Stockholm, Louis Tewanima (Hopi) won the Silver medal in the debut of the 10,000 meter run event. Louis was from the village of Shungopavi on the Hopi Reservation in northeastern Arizona. #NativeAthlete #Hopi #Olympian
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A Hopi runner came in as the top U.S. citizen in the 38th Los Angeles Marathon. Hosava Kretzmann came in sixth place out of nearly 22,000 runners. This was his debut, running in his first marathon ever.
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Shout out and congrats to boxer Shiloh Lebeau (Navajo/Lakota) who has been named as one of Nike N7 newest ambassador. She will compete for a chance to earn a spot the USA Olympic boxing tryouts at a qualifier in California in a few weeks! #NativeAthlete #Navajo #Lakota
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A new documentary film from ESPN — profiles the Blackfeet reservation's Boxing Club, which was opened in 2003 to help residents train to protect themselves against the violence that disproportionately affects women in the Native American community.
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Congratulations to Autumn Charges Strong for winning the Women's Ultimate Warrior and for posting the fastest time in both the Women and Men's division by three minutes. She was able to finish running, canoeing, and riding 3 horses in the time of 2 hours 7 minutes. #NativeAthlete
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Out of nearly 5,000 women runners in the Boston Athletic Association's 5K this past weekend, Daangoiina Haven (Navajo) finished the race with a time race of 19:33 to place 69th overall. She was the top native american finisher. #NativeAthlete #Navajo #BostonStrong
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Shout out and congrats to Abby Roque (Wahnapitae First Nations), who was selected for the 2022 Team USA Hockey team for the Beijing Olympics. She will be the first Indigenous woman to play for the U.S. women's hockey team in the Olympics. #NativeAthlete #Wahnapitae #TeamUSA
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On this day, July 7th, 1912, competing against the best athletes in the world in the Stockholm Olympics, Jim Thorpe (Sac & Fox) placed first the 5 event Pentathlon to win the gold medal easily! #NativeAthlete #SacFox #Potawatomi #Olympian #GOAT
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Proud Night for U.S. Women Hammer Throwers as Janee' Kassanavoid (Comanche) and Deanna Price Win Silver and Bronze at World Championships #NativeAthlete #Comanche #TeamUSA #Silver
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S/O to Kamaka Hepa (Inupiaq), out of Barrow HS in Alaska, who celebrated his culture at his senior graduation. Hepa, a 3-time Gatorade Player of the Year (2 in Alaska /1 in Oregon) heads off to Texas where he'll begin his collegiate basketball career. (Video by Frank Matumeak)
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Navajo players Tate Tsingine and Chelena Betoney look to contribute for the Northern Arizona University women's basketball team this season.
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College basketball will celebrate Native American Heritage Month with #NikeN7 Jerseys! MBB: 11/13: Oklahoma State 11/14: New Mexico 11/14: Haskell 11/17: Florida State 11/17: San Diego State 11/18: Nevada 11/20: OSU 11/27: Marquette 11/29: Nevada 11/29: OSU 12/16: Florida State
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Congrats to University of Washington softball player SilentRain Espinoza (Viejas Band of Kumeyaay Indians) who was recognized by her tribal council and community by having her jersey revealed and displayed at the Viejas Casino & Resort in a ceremony yesterday. #NativeAthlete
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Tune into the WNBA draft on ESPN at 6:30 PM CST to see where Alissa Pili (Inupiaq/Samoan) will be drafted. #NativeAthlete #Inupiaq #Samoan #WNBADraft
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President Joe Biden is expected to award the Presidential Medal of Freedom to recipients this Friday and family members of Jim Thorpe said they will be in D.C. to accept the award for him, more than 70 years after his death. #nativeathlete #SacFox
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The New York Jets have signed Pine Ridge, South Dakota native Teton Saltes (Oglala Lakota) as an undrafted free agent. Saltes played offensive line at the University of New Mexico. #NativeAthlete #Oglala #Lakota #NFLDraft #Jets
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Happy Birthday to Jim Thorpe today, the greatest athlete of all time! #NativeAthlete #Olympian #GOAT #SacFox #May28th
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On this day October 14th in 1964, Billy Mills (Oglala Lakota) won the gold medal in the 10,000-meter race at the Tokyo Olympics. He is still the only American to win a gold medal in this event. #NativeAthlete #Oglala #Lakota #BillyMills #Olympian #1964 #10k
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On June 7, 2005, Jacoby Ellsbury (Navajo) is drafted with the 23th pick in the 1st Round by the Boston Red Sox. He would go on to win 2 world series in Boston and in 2011 became the first Red Sox player in franchise history to have 30+ home runs and 30+ stolen bases in a season.
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Shout out and congrats to Jilee Golus (Standing Rock Sioux), out of Bismarck HS in North Dakota, who won the State Championship in the 800m run and finished runner-up in the 3200m & 1600m runs yesterday. She heads to Hastings College this fall. #NativePreps #SRST #Chippewa
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New Mexico State's Shiyazh Pete (Navajo) Named 1st Team All-Conference by Conference USA #NativeAthlete #Navajo #NMSU #D1 #CUSA
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New Mexico State offensive lineman Shiyazh Pete has the best head of hair in college football. #NativeAthlete #Navajo
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Happy Jim Thorpe Day! In 1973, President Richard Nixon proclaimed April 16 "Jim Thorpe Day" in recognition of his accomplishments. Thorpe (1887-1953) was Sac & Fox. He won Gold Medals for the Pentathlon and Decathlon at the 1912 Olympics in Stockholm. #GOAT
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First time ever Tribal College athletes have been invited to the USA Volleyball National Team tryouts. Haskell Indian Nations University women's volleyball players Libero Sophia Honahni (Hopi/Navajo) with the pass for Outside Hitter Alliyah Richards (Oglala/Ute)
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Tune in to Sesame Street tomorrow, July 18th! (Check your local listings) as the “Kids Meet” Ryneldi Becenti, a Dinè from Window Rock, AZ of the Navajo Nation. She is the first Indigenous American to play in the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) #NativeAthlete #Din è
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"Princess" documentary trailer: Mariah Bahe is a Navajo Nation teenager and five-time national amateur boxing champion attempting to become the first female Navajo boxer to win an Olympic title. Her heart is set on competing in the 2024 Olympics #NativePreps #Navajo
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Netflix: Everything You Need to Know About ‘Rez Ball’ A new coming-of-age sports drama about Native American basketball is on its way. #RezBall
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Pine Ridge's Aurora Marshall ( left ) shows compassion, encouraging her teammate Diondre Big Crow to finish the girls 1600-meter run at the first LNI Track & Field Meet last week in Mission. (Photo from R&S Photography)
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Shout out to Cameron Crawford (Navajo), from Kirtland, NM, who is a walk on for the 12 seed New Mexico State University men's basketball program who upset 5 seed UCONN today. Aggies advance to 2nd round. #NativeAthlete #Navajo #NMSU #MarchMadness #SurviveandAdvance
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First day of practice in the books for Jude Schimmel (Umatilla)and the WNBA's Dallas Wings. #NativeAthlete
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On this day, July 15th in 1912, Wa-Tho-Huk (“Bright Path”) aka Jim Thorpe, won the gold medal in the decathlon by an astounding 700 points. He won three events, had one second place, four thirds, and two fourths in the 10 events. #NativeAthlete #SacFox #Olympian #GOAT
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On this day In 1966, May 6th was declared "Billy Mills Day" by the California state legislature. Mills had won the Gold medal in the 10,000 meter race at the 1964 Olympics in Tokyo. #NativeAthlete #Oglala #Lakota #Olympian #10K #BillyMillsDay 🏅
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Congrats to 6'3 guard Tyson White (Shoshone), from Las Vegas NV, who has committed to play with the Hillcrest Native Prep & Post Grad program in Phoenix, Arizona. @hillcrestnative #NativePreps #Shoshone
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On this date 100 years ago, 11 professional football franchises sent representatives to Canton, Ohio, to create a new league called the American Professional Football Association. This new league, later named the NFL, would elect Jim Thorpe as its 1st President. #NativeAthlete
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On this day In 1966, May 6th was declared "Billy Mills Day" by the California state legislature #NativeAthlete #Olglala #Lakota #Olympian #10K #BillyMillsDay
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Alissa Pili (Inupiaq/Samoan) Selected as the 8th Overall Pick by the Minnesota Lynx in the 2024 WNBA Draft #NativeAthlete #Inupiaq #Samoan #WNBA #Lynx
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These two Oglala Lakota warriors faced off against each other in last nights New Mexico vs Wyoming football game. Representing UNM is #50 Teton Saltes (O-Line) and #36 Brennan Kutterer (LB) from Wyoming. Lobos won 17-16 over the Cowboys. #NativeAthletes #Oglala #Lakota #D1
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Shout out and congrats to Janee' Kassanavoid (Comanche Nation) who won the Silver medal in the women's Hammer Throw at the 2023 World Track and Field Championships in Budapest today. This is her 2nd medal in the world championships after winning bronze last year! #Comanche
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Shout out to #SunDevilWBB alum Dr. Michelle Tom (Navajo). She is serving on the frontline at a hospital in Winslow, AZ, a small town on the southern border of the Navajo Nation. Thank YOU Michelle! #NativeAthlete #Navajo #ASU #Sundevils
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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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Alissa Pili (Inupiaq/Samoan) scored a career high 20 points for the Minnesota Lynx tonight in a 95-71 win over the Phoenix Mercury. #NativeAthlete #Inupiaq #Samoan #WNBA #Lynx
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Lacrosse helps Nina Polk (Navajo/Lakota) stay connected to and learn about her Native American culture. #NativeAthlete #Navajo #Lakota #LAX
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VIDEO: Bronson Koenig (Ho-Chunk) senior ceremony with mom, Ethel, and father Paul. #NativeAthlete #Badgers
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Shout out and congratulations to Lakota Beatty (Caddo/Lakota/Gros Ventre) who announced that her next professional basketball contract is taking her to the Netherlands! 🇳🇱 #NativeAthlete #Caddo #Lakota #GrosVentre #Netherlands
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