Hopi runners : crossing the terrain between Indian and American /

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"In 1912, Hopi runner Louis Tewanima won silver in the 10,000-meter race at the Stockholm Olympics. Tewanima ran alongside Jim Thorpe at the Carlisle Indian School before making the US Olympic team twice (he finished 9th in the marathon in 1908). His silver medal would stand as the top American...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Sakiestewa Gilbert, Matthew (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lawrence : University Press of Kansas, 2018.
Series:Culture America.
Subjects:
Hopi Indians > Social life and customs.
Indian athletes > United States.
Long-distance runners > United States.
Coureurs de fond > États-Unis.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Ethnic Studies > Native American Studies.
Indian athletes.
Long-distance runners.
United States.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: To the fence and back
  • A world unlike their own
  • Dirt trails and steel rails
  • Hopi Olympian
  • A tribe of racers
  • Land of oranges
  • Footraces across America
  • Crossing the terrain
  • Epilogue: Still running
  • Appendix A: Louis Tewanima, Hopi (1882-1969)
  • Appendix B: "Are Moqui runners world beaters?"
  • Appendix C: Carlisle Town Council resolutions.

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