indian athletes

Presents a study of the girls' basketball team at Hardin High School on the Crow reservation in Montana, focusing on talented young player Sharon LaForge, and examines the social conditions that prevent her and other Native American athletes from reaching their potential on and off the court.

A biography of the Oklahoma Indian who won fame for his all-around athletic excellence, but was plagued with personal difficulties throughout his life.

Examines the life of the American Indian who earned fame as one of the nation's greatest all-around athletes.

Profiles the careers and achievements of thirteen Native American athletes; including wheelchair racing Olympian Cheri Becerra-Madsen, baseball player Beau Kemp, bowler Mike Edwards, and downhill speed skier Ross Anderson.

A biography of the American Indian known as one of the the best all-around athletes in history, for his accomplishments as an Olympic medal winner as well as an outstanding professional football and baseball player.

A biography of athlete Jim Thorpe, discussing his childhood in Indian Territory in Oklahoma, his achievements on the Carlisle Indian Industrial School football team, his Olympic gold medals in the pentathlon and decathlon, his personal trials, and the challenges he faced as a Native American in the early twentieth century.

Chronicles the life of Olympic athlete Jim Thorpe, discussing his gold medal races at the Olympics, his successful football career, the events that caused him to be stripped of his medals and banned from intercollegiate track and football, and impact on American sports' history.

Presents a study of the girls' basketball team at Hardin High School on the Crow reservation in Montana, focusing on talented young player Sharon LaForge, and examines the social conditions that prevent her and other Native American athletes from reaching their potential on and off the court.

A biography of Jim Thorpe, an American Indian athlete, who became the star of the 1912 Olympics.

Text and accompanying photographs discuss the life and achievements of the world's greatest athlete.