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The first Native American in the Winter Olympics (1924). The first Native American in the N.H.L. (1926). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61ec9a379cb6e775c36acc90/9eab1a3a-72c2-47f0-a23d-6bcfc17b70c5/President+Biden+Letter1024_1.jpg Home 17 Native American Taffy Abel honored via a letter by President Briden during the November 2022, Native American Heritage Month. Native American Taffy Abel between 1905 to 1939 had to face a ‘painful truth about discrimination against Native Americans’ and pass as a White man to: 1. Escape from being sent to an Indian Boarding School between 1905 to 1918; 2. Be able to represent the USA in the 1924 Winter Olympics; 3. Be able to play in the N.H.L. between 1926 to 1935. Taffy Abel broke the N.H.L. Color Barrier in 1926. President Biden said: “Today and every day, we must recognize the invaluable contributions of Tribal Nations and Indigenous peoples, who continue to shape our great Nation. We must also remember the painful truth of our shared history—a pattern of federal policies that systematically sought to assimilate and displace Native peoples and eradicate Native cultures.” https://www.taffyabel.com/contact daily 0.75 2025-08-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61ec9a379cb6e775c36acc90/4bcb42cf-713a-492e-8170-f3005e449e11/1935+Taffy+Abel+Warming+Up+For+Contract+Negotiations.jpg Contact - Make it stand out Taffy Abel 2.0 (right) Age 35 1935 Photo taken in Chicago. He’s warming up to show he’s in the Winning Business. He’s warming up to fight and win for Native American Social Justice. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61ec9a379cb6e775c36acc90/d2913e07-3a41-41e5-812b-3ba07c436256/clarence-abel-1924-passport-236x300.jpg Contact - Taffy Abel 1.0 Age 24 1924 USA Passport Photo taken in Boston. He’s on his way to the 1924 Winter Olympics in France where he won a Silver Medal for TeamUSA. 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