As on okie and Native American I am emotional at hearing this amazing story. I am so thankful for this great nation, that hasn’t always been perfect, but has always been good!
@Just think Yes, the documentary covers that. It's very sad but I like to remember him in his glory days. Without Jim Thorpe, where would race relations be right now?
I hope you will be pleased to know that America's first prima ballerina was Maria Tallchief, an Osage Indian of Oklahoma. I worked for her for a day in Chicago. Exquisite dancer. Film director Martin Scorsese is shooting a film now called Killers of the Flower Moon about the oil- rich Osage Tribe's swindling by greedy people. There is also a great 1931 film available at some libraries and on Amazon called Cimarron which includes the Osage Indians. Based on book by American author Edna Ferber. I really enjoyed the film, especially seeing the forest of oil wells. It gave me a clearer image of what it must have been like for the Osage Tribe when the land they purchased was blessed by God to cause the oil well gushers. God did not forget them after having to leave their land several times. Maria Tallchief was like a phoenix risen from the ashes as she achieved great honor for our country after her birth in 1925, which was during the outrage of murders to her people. My favorite book about this great dancer is a children's book beautifully illustrated and would be a joy to share w the young ones in your family. Its title is Maria Tallchief and was written by her. You can probably find it in your library. If not, you can request they purchase it about this great Oklahoman.
Very enlightening story. Nice tie-in with Eisenhower. Yesterday I heard, for the 1st time, Eisenhower's farewell speech from January 1961. That was very enlightening! What he warned about in that speech has happened.
I know that the forward pass was not legal in American football until 1906. The game was so brutal that in 1905 nineteen players had been killed and over one hundred were injured severely. It was about to be banned ,but instead the game was revised with new rules , most notably , the legalization of the forward pass..Before that football was more like rugby..
One thing I hope comes from all of this social turmoil is the dethroning of professional and college sports..... The pendulum swung way too far in that direction.... people literally WORSHIPPED athletes because they could run, jump or catch a ball....not only that they believed anything they said even on subjects they had no knowledge of. Are you listening LeBron??
I agree with Mac…they have created their own demise, like the acting profession, by becoming world authorities by virtue of their craft…athletes and those who live in a fantacy world of acting.
Dinesh. Are you aware of uncoming governor election in California in September 14th 2021? Fellow Trump republican Larry Elder needs your support to help spread the message to vote out Gavin Newman. God bless.
I am really majorly excited about Larry Elder running for governor of California!!! I live in Oklahoma & I have been alarmed about damage in California for decades. Larry Elder is the number one man out of decades & millions of ppl to straighten up California. This is important to all of the U.S. because California is a drag down on the U.S. plus the treatment & exploitation of California citizens is unacceptable. LARRY ELDER IS THE NUMBER ONE MAN TO RESTORE CALIFORNIA TO STABILITY. 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
I would be happy with Elder, but my 1st choice is Kevin Kiley. He is a CA legislator in Sacramento, who along with Gallagher has been dragging Newsom to court for the last year. He knows the law and the way to fight back.
And now the NFL is full of entitled, whiny millionaires. So glad I stopped watching a few years ago. So much better things to do than watching bunch of guys in tights wrestle with each other.
If you're still watching the NFL and buying products associated with the NFL you're funding the demise of this country. Grow up. Exert some self discipline and stop spending money on entertainment that funds people who fundamentally oppose you.
I have a little over a hundred American Indian books. There are biographies, history, art, culture, & novels. I haven't read any American Indian books for several years. It would be refreshing to read another one in order to get my mind off of the current madness. I will check out the book.
No matter, blacks have culturally appropriated the whyte man's sport. Men only make up 6% of population, but make up 75% of NFL players. They are over represented so we need equity.
@Just think sir you are very well spoken and informed. A lot more than I I'm just a unemployed oil field worker in TEXAS thanks to Joe o'biden. All that a side every thing you have said I totally agree people in this administration should be held accountable but I won't hold my breath . the saddest part the world has just become even more dangerous than it already was. Stay safe my friend hope they're is an America for you to come back to.🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
@Just think 1975 , to be exact..I dated a girl from there,and she had all kinds of books and pictures..She used to joke about Transylvania ,and vampires...Beautiful architecture in that country..Yiddish folk songs..😀
It stands for National Football League. I was never interested in football & I have never watched a game. I just checked on NFL in Wikipedia to make sure if it stands for National Football League. Any way, according to Wikipedia, it is National Football League.
@@douglasbuck8986 I should have been more open minded & realized it was humorous sarcasm. I understand now & I will try to be more open minded when I read comments. Thank you for your reply. 😊
Another contribution (by Native Americans) to the entire planet .... is the word "ok". It is derived from a little CHOCTAW word "hoke" that put on different clothes & traveled all over the planet. Ok is the number one spoken common word on the planet. Andrew Jackson was at the meeting place at Dancing Rabbit Creek where the U.S. military was conning part of Choctaws in the Mississippi area to move to Oklahoma. Jackson didn't speak Choctaw so he listened to the interpreters & responses from the Choctaws. If Choctaws agreed, they would say "hoke" to indicate something was acceptable. After that he use the word hoke frequently. On one day he was dictating to a secretary & said the word hoke. The secretary didn't know how to spell hoke, so she spelled it as "ok". After that the usage of the word hoke aka ok... spread like wildfire all over the planet without anyone knowing they are speaking Choctaw. This is how the little Choctaw word put on different clothes & traveled all over the planet. There is a big ongoing argument about the origin of "ok". This version was written by a deceased Choctaw elder named Charlie Jones who was a historian & former council member. I favor this version as the true version for the origin. Another Choctaw word common to the planet, is Oklahoma. Okla means man & homa means red.
Thanks for the facts. I stopped watching the nfl and nba over 20 yrs ago now. I couldn't take the cry baby snow flakes and sjw's ruining sports. UFC all the way.
That's a stretch. Too many domino's. To be connected logically, there must be cause and effect links connecting every event. The problem is Football was popular anyway, in fact, Football was popular before these Oklahoma Indians ever heard about Football. if these Oklahoma Indians had not played Football, we still would have the NFL.
@@karozans You are correct. I did not provide an argument. The entire Indian settlement, reservation story is very multi-faceted, complicated and not nearly as simplistic as this man puts forth. The argument may be that the person behind Carlisle and the Carlisle football team was trying to make the best of a bad situation.
@@rogerweigel7925 If you are not leaving a valid argument, then you are leaving nothing but your opinion, and your opinion is no more valid than anyone else's. And you are wasting everyone's time, including yours.
As on okie and Native American I am emotional at hearing this amazing story. I am so thankful for this great nation, that hasn’t always been perfect, but has always been good!
There is a great documentary that I saw on PBS about him Thorpe's life. It's an amazing story. He was definitely one of the GOAT'S.
Perfectly said! 🙏🏻♥️🇺🇸🇨🇺
god bless you brother
@Just think Yes, the documentary covers that. It's very sad but I like to remember him in his glory days. Without Jim Thorpe, where would race relations be right now?
I hope you will be pleased to know that America's first prima ballerina was Maria Tallchief, an Osage Indian of Oklahoma. I worked for her for a day in Chicago. Exquisite dancer. Film director Martin Scorsese is shooting a film now called Killers of the Flower Moon about the oil- rich Osage Tribe's swindling by greedy people. There is also a great 1931 film available at some libraries and on Amazon called Cimarron which includes the Osage Indians. Based on book by American author Edna Ferber. I really enjoyed the film, especially seeing the forest of oil wells. It gave me a clearer image of what it must have been like for the Osage Tribe when the land they purchased was blessed by God to cause the oil well gushers. God did not forget them after having to leave their land several times. Maria Tallchief was like a phoenix risen from the ashes as she achieved great honor for our country after her birth in 1925, which was during the outrage of murders to her people.
My favorite book about this great dancer is a children's book beautifully illustrated and would be a joy to share w the young ones in your family. Its title is Maria Tallchief and was written by her. You can probably find it in your library. If not, you can request they purchase it about this great Oklahoman.
Very enlightening story. Nice tie-in with Eisenhower. Yesterday I heard, for the 1st time, Eisenhower's farewell speech from January 1961. That was very enlightening! What he warned about in that speech has happened.
I know that the forward pass was not legal in American football until 1906. The game was so brutal that in 1905 nineteen players had been killed and over one hundred were injured severely. It was about to be banned ,but instead the game was revised with new rules , most notably , the legalization of the forward pass..Before that football was more like rugby..
One thing I hope comes from all of this social turmoil is the dethroning of professional and college sports..... The pendulum swung way too far in that direction.... people literally WORSHIPPED athletes because they could run, jump or catch a ball....not only that they believed anything they said even on subjects they had no knowledge of. Are you listening LeBron??
I agree with Mac…they have created their own demise, like the acting profession, by becoming world authorities by virtue of their craft…athletes and those who live in a fantacy world of acting.
As they sit silent with rapists,abusers and killers.
Paul Harvey would have loved this story. And now you know the rest of the story. Good day!
Jim Thorpe has always been an inspiration for me since I came to America.
Thank you!!!!
What a great story!!!
what great history!!
Thank you Dinesh and Wade Burleson
Dinesh. Are you aware of uncoming governor election in California in September 14th 2021? Fellow Trump republican Larry Elder needs your support to help spread the message to vote out Gavin Newman. God bless.
I am really majorly excited about Larry Elder running for governor of California!!! I live in Oklahoma & I have been alarmed about damage in California for decades. Larry Elder is the number one man out of decades & millions of ppl to straighten up California. This is important to all of the U.S. because California is a drag down on the U.S. plus the treatment & exploitation of California citizens is unacceptable. LARRY ELDER IS THE NUMBER ONE MAN TO RESTORE CALIFORNIA TO STABILITY. 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
I live in So Cal and I’m voting for Larry Elder!
I would be happy with Elder, but my 1st choice is Kevin Kiley. He is a CA legislator in Sacramento, who along with Gallagher has been dragging Newsom to court for the last year. He knows the law and the way to fight back.
And now the NFL is full of entitled, whiny millionaires. So glad I stopped watching a few years ago. So much better things to do than watching bunch of guys in tights wrestle with each other.
I thought that was the WWE..
I would like to see that game.
If you're still watching the NFL and buying products associated with the NFL you're funding the demise of this country. Grow up. Exert some self discipline and stop spending money on entertainment that funds people who fundamentally oppose you.
We all need to turn to God and realize His goodness in creating this world for us! Thanks for sharing this!
Very interesting story about a sport I know almost nothing about!
Great American history lesson !
What a gr8 story love it thanks
What an uplifting story
Maybe that is why so many teams have Indian nicknames.
love you dinesh! i thought red grange the ' galloping ghost ' had something to do with starting pro football.
What a story
This has got to be the most demented version of history I've ever heard. Very entertaining.
BTW, fort Marion is Castillo de San Marcos in St. Augustine Florida
Let me recommend a book: “Empire of the Summer Moon” by S.C. Gwynne.
I have a little over a hundred American Indian books. There are biographies, history, art, culture, & novels. I haven't read any American Indian books for several years. It would be refreshing to read another one in order to get my mind off of the current madness. I will check out the book.
Holy moly I thought he had Mitt Romney on for a sec.
Yet, Oklahoma still does not have an NFL team in its state.
Wade Burleson for congress
What was the final score
No matter, blacks have culturally appropriated the whyte man's sport. Men only make up 6% of population, but make up 75% of NFL players. They are over represented so we need equity.
The NFL is OVER! I will never watch it again after this past year of WOKE $hit!
I played pop warner football and never knew true origin. Go cougars Anaheim ca 1979
@Just think that's awesome thanks for the reply. My fellow American.🇺🇸🇺🇸
@Just think Have you seen any vampires in Rumania? I hear Rumania has a lot of beautiful women..
@Just think sir you are very well spoken and informed. A lot more than I I'm just a unemployed oil field worker in TEXAS thanks to Joe o'biden. All that a side every thing you have said I totally agree people in this administration should be held accountable but I won't hold my breath . the saddest part the world has just become even more dangerous than it already was. Stay safe my friend hope they're is an America for you to come back to.🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
@Just think It was originally Rumania until the mid seventies ,and Latin comes from an area once known as Latium..
@Just think 1975 , to be exact..I dated a girl from there,and she had all kinds of books and pictures..She used to joke about Transylvania ,and vampires...Beautiful architecture in that country..Yiddish folk songs..😀
What's an NFL?
It stands for National Football League. I was never interested in football & I have never watched a game. I just checked on NFL in Wikipedia to make sure if it stands for National Football League. Any way, according to Wikipedia, it is National Football League.
@@helenshg4580 I was being sarcastic...... I quit watching football until they get woke about being woke
@@douglasbuck8986 I should have been more open minded & realized it was humorous sarcasm. I understand now & I will try to be more open minded when I read comments. Thank you for your reply. 😊
Another contribution (by Native Americans) to the entire planet .... is the word "ok". It is derived from a little CHOCTAW word "hoke" that put on different clothes & traveled all over the planet. Ok is the number one spoken common word on the planet.
Andrew Jackson was at the meeting place at Dancing Rabbit Creek where the U.S. military was conning part of Choctaws in the Mississippi area to move to Oklahoma. Jackson didn't speak Choctaw so he listened to the interpreters & responses from the Choctaws. If Choctaws agreed, they would say "hoke" to indicate something was acceptable. After that he use the word hoke frequently.
On one day he was dictating to a secretary & said the word hoke. The secretary didn't know how to spell hoke, so she spelled it as "ok". After that the usage of the word hoke aka ok... spread like wildfire all over the planet without anyone knowing they are speaking Choctaw.
This is how the little Choctaw word put on different clothes & traveled all over the planet. There is a big ongoing argument about the origin of "ok". This version was written by a deceased Choctaw elder named Charlie Jones who was a historian & former council member. I favor this version as the true version for the origin.
Another Choctaw word common to the planet, is Oklahoma. Okla means man & homa means red.
Thanks for the facts.
I stopped watching the nfl and nba over 20 yrs ago now.
I couldn't take the cry baby snow flakes and sjw's ruining sports.
UFC all the way.
National Felon’s League….. no thank you.
cool story,.... but when did the MAFIA take over all the professional Leagues???
115th
That's a stretch. Too many domino's. To be connected logically, there must be cause and effect links connecting every event. The problem is Football was popular anyway, in fact, Football was popular before these Oklahoma Indians ever heard about Football. if these Oklahoma Indians had not played Football, we still would have the NFL.
Not an argument.
Terrible story.
Not an argument.
This is such a bunch of varnished history BS.
Then refute it
Not an argument.
@@karozans You are correct. I did not provide an argument. The entire Indian settlement, reservation story is very multi-faceted, complicated and not nearly as simplistic as this man puts forth.
The argument may be that the person behind Carlisle and the Carlisle football team was trying to make the best of a bad situation.
@@rogerweigel7925 If you are not leaving a valid argument, then you are leaving nothing but your opinion, and your opinion is no more valid than anyone else's.
And you are wasting everyone's time, including yours.
@@karozans Arguments and opinions share a lot of ground.