Sac and Fox Nation
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The Sac and Fox Nation is the largest of three federally recognized tribes of Sauk and Meskwaki Indian peoples. They are based in central Oklahoma.
Black Hawk and His Son Whirling Thunder, 1833. Portrait by John Wesley Jarvis. Oil painting in the Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa
Jim Thorpe, Sac and Fox Nation Olympic athlete
Jim Thorpe
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James Francis Thorpe was an American athlete who won Olympic gold medals and played professional football, baseball, and basketball. A citizen of the Sac and Fox Nation, he was the first Native Americ
Sac and Fox Nation
…Saginaw Grant (1936–2021), actor known for his roles in Breaking Bad and The Lone Ranger. Jim Thorpe (ca. 1888–1953), athlete who won gold medals in the decathlon and pentathlon at the 1912 Stockholm Olympics. Lake Osakis…
Thorpe in 1913
Thorpe with the Canton Bulldogs, c. 1915 – c. 1920
Thorpe with the New York Giants
Thorpe in 1912