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New biography chronicles the triumphs and struggles of Native American athlete Jim Thorpe

The book traces Thorpe from his birth on a Sac and Fox reservation to his formative years as a collegiate football star at the Carlisle Indian Industrial School and beyond.

By Bill O'Driscoll/WESA


7 more Native Americans leave the Carlisle Indian Boarding School Cemetery and return home

The military returned the remains of seven Native American children to their tribal families. Many of the children have been reinterred on their native lands, the U.S. Army said.

By Gabriela Martínez/WITF
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