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10/11/2026

In 1912, a Sac and Fox man from Indian Territory won two Olympic gold medals in events built to find the greatest all around athlete in the world, and he did part of it in shoes he found in a trash can.

Jim Thorpe was born in 1887 near present day Prague, Oklahoma, and his Sac and Fox name, Wa-Tho-Huk, means Bright Path. After school and track training in the East, he traveled to the Olympic Games in Stockholm, Sweden. There he won the pentathlon and the decathlon, two of the most grueling events in the Games, becoming the first Native American to win Olympic gold for the United States and setting a decathlon score that would not be beaten for years.

Look at his feet. On the morning of his competition, his own track shoes were stolen. He competed in two mismatched shoes, one pulled from a garbage bin, wearing an extra sock to make the bigger one fit. Sweden's king is said to have called him the greatest athlete in the world. A year later, his medals were taken away because he had once been paid a small amount to play minor league baseball, a rule many believe was applied to him unfairly.

His medals were restored in 1982, nearly thirty years after his death, but he was still listed as sharing his titles. In 2022, after a long campaign by his family and supporters, the Olympic committee finally named Jim Thorpe the sole champion of both events, 110 years after he won them.

10/11/2026

***THROWBACK THURSDAY***
Indian John is more than the Interstate 90 rest area. Indian John was a respected late-19th-century farmer, carpenter, and member of the Upper Yakama Nation. This is a great photo sitting on his farm at Peoh Point.

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10/09/2026

The bidding process for the Seattle SuperSonics is heating up and the Tulalip Tribes is once again makes headlines, offering up land to build the NBA stadium. The council representatives have openly discussed the opportunity saying “It’s official and YES, it’s true. We’d love to welcome the Seattle SuperSonics home to Tulalip!”

BlackSun, the ownership group leading the charge, has outlined a broader vision that reaches beyond basketball. They vision a year‑round sports and entertainment district anchored by an arena, with potential restaurants, retail, hotels, public spaces and additional development depending on the site and approvals.