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"**_We’ve Been Here the Whole Time!: A Not So Sacred Guide to All Things Native America_ by Joey Clift, illustrated by Julie Fiveash, foreword by Shane Hawk**",
"short film _Pow!_ -- written and directed by Joey Clift -- streaming on YouTube",
"Joey Clift on Instagram",
"native-land.ca",
"U.S. Department Of Arts And Culture",
"The True Native New Yorkers Can Never Truly Reclaim Their Homeland (Smithsonian)",
"\"Finding Lenapehoking\" (YouTube / Hudson River Maritime Museum)",
"Why Do They Call It Beacon? (The Highlands Current)",
"Dutch & Native American Heritage In The Hudson River Valley (National Park Service)",
"**_Path Lit by Lightning: The Life of Jim Thorpe_ by David Maraniss**",
"_Black Hawk: The Battle for the Heart of America_ by Kerry A. Trask",
"_Who Belongs?: Race, Resources, and Tribal Citizenship in the Native South_ by Mikaëla M. Adams",
"The Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture: THORPE, JAMES FRANCIS -- 1888–1953 (Oklahoma Historical Society)",
"ESPN SportsCentury: Top N. American athletes of the century",
"Pro-Football-Reference.com entry for Jim Thorpe",
"Baseball-Reference.com entry for Jim Thorpe",
"RB/QB/HB Jim Thorpe, Class of 1963 (Pro Football Hall Of Fame)",
"When serious fun was had by Redskins in Carlisle (The Shepherdstown Chronicle)",
"The American Presidency Project: Dwight D. Eisenhower: Remarks at a Luncheon Honoring the President Given by the Republican National Committee, January 06 1961 (UC Santa Barbara)",
"Playing to Win: American Sports and Athletes on Stamps: 1912 Olympic Games (Smithsonian National Postal Museum)",
"The Jim Thorpe Backlash: The Olympic Medals Debacle And the Demise of Carlisle (Smithsonian American Indian Magazine)",
"Jim Thorpe is reinstated as the sole winner of two events in the 1912 Olympics (NPR)",
"Not Just Jim Thorpe: Many Natives Starred in Stockholm's Olympics (Smithsonian American Indian Magazine)",
"The dream changed: Inside the first generation of paid college athletes (USC Annenberg Media)",
"The Upshot: Duke of Hawaii: A Swimmer and Surfer Who Straddled Two Cultures (The New York Times)",
"A Confluence of Lives: The 1912 Olympic Games (Library Of Congress)",
"Dreaming Strong: Billy Mills Survives through the Olympics (Smithsonian American Indian Magazine)",
"Angelina Jolie Producing Biopic on Native American Athlete Jim Thorpe (Variety)",
"American History Museum: New York Giants and the Chicago White Sox World Tour baseball program (The Smithsonian)",
"Google Maps listing for Jim Thorpe PA",
"1964 article: \"Jim Thorpe, Pa., No Tourist Lure, May Change Name\" (The New York Times Archives)",
"A family’s long battle over Jim Thorpe’s soul (The Seattle Times)"
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"textContent": "Alex Schmidt and special guest Joey Clift explore why Jim Thorpe is secretly incredibly fascinating. Visit http://sifpod.fun/ for research sources, handy links, and this week's bonus episode.\n\n**LINKS FOR JOEY CLIFT:**\n\n * **_We’ve Been Here the Whole Time!: A Not So Sacred Guide to All Things Native America_ by Joey Clift, illustrated by Julie Fiveash, foreword by Shane Hawk****-- pre-order now!**\n * short film _Pow!_ -- written and directed by Joey Clift -- streaming on YouTube\n * Joey Clift on Instagram\n\n**RESOURCES USED TO INFORM THE EPISODE'S LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT:**\n\n * native-land.ca\n * U.S. Department Of Arts And Culture\n * The True Native New Yorkers Can Never Truly Reclaim Their Homeland (Smithsonian)\n * \"Finding Lenapehoking\" (YouTube / Hudson River Maritime Museum)\n * Why Do They Call It Beacon? (The Highlands Current)\n * Dutch & Native American Heritage In The Hudson River Valley (National Park Service)\n\n**RESEARCH SOURCES:**\n\n * **_Path Lit by Lightning: The Life of Jim Thorpe_ by David Maraniss**\n * _Black Hawk: The Battle for the Heart of America_ by Kerry A. Trask\n * _Who Belongs?: Race, Resources, and Tribal Citizenship in the Native South_ by Mikaëla M. Adams\n * The Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture: THORPE, JAMES FRANCIS -- 1888–1953 (Oklahoma Historical Society)\n * ESPN SportsCentury: Top N. American athletes of the century\n * Pro-Football-Reference.com entry for Jim Thorpe\n * Baseball-Reference.com entry for Jim Thorpe\n * RB/QB/HB Jim Thorpe, Class of 1963 (Pro Football Hall Of Fame)\n * When serious fun was had by Redskins in Carlisle (The Shepherdstown Chronicle)\n * The American Presidency Project: Dwight D. Eisenhower: Remarks at a Luncheon Honoring the President Given by the Republican National Committee, January 06 1961 (UC Santa Barbara)\n * Playing to Win: American Sports and Athletes on Stamps: 1912 Olympic Games (Smithsonian National Postal Museum)\n * The Jim Thorpe Backlash: The Olympic Medals Debacle And the Demise of Carlisle (Smithsonian American Indian Magazine)\n * Jim Thorpe is reinstated as the sole winner of two events in the 1912 Olympics (NPR)\n * Not Just Jim Thorpe: Many Natives Starred in Stockholm's Olympics (Smithsonian American Indian Magazine)\n * The dream changed: Inside the first generation of paid college athletes (USC Annenberg Media)\n * The Upshot: Duke of Hawaii: A Swimmer and Surfer Who Straddled Two Cultures (The New York Times)\n * A Confluence of Lives: The 1912 Olympic Games (Library Of Congress)\n * Dreaming Strong: Billy Mills Survives through the Olympics (Smithsonian American Indian Magazine)\n * Angelina Jolie Producing Biopic on Native American Athlete Jim Thorpe (Variety) -- note the article is from 2018, and hopefully the project revives.\n * American History Museum: New York Giants and the Chicago White Sox World Tour baseball program (The Smithsonian)\n * Google Maps listing for Jim Thorpe PA\n * 1964 article: \"Jim Thorpe, Pa., No Tourist Lure, May Change Name\" (The New York Times Archives)\n * A family’s long battle over Jim Thorpe’s soul (The Seattle Times)\n\n",
"title": "Secretly Incredibly Fascinating: Jim Thorpe"
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