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Taffy Abel (@taffyabellegacy) / X
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How Taffy Abel Made Indigenous Olympic Hockey History - The Hockey News
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Taffy Abel: First Native American in Winter Olympics hid his identity - The Washington Post
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NHL on X: Celebrating the contributions Taffy, and the Native American community, brought and continue to bring to the game. #NHLIndigenousPeoplesHeritage #HockeyIsForEveryone / X
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Taffy Abel was the first Native American Winter Olympian in 1924
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Hockey's history shows handful of non-white pioneers
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Taffy Abel: The “Michigan Mountain” and Ojibwe hockey hero gets his due
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Hockey player Taffy Abel was first Native American athlete to medal at Olympics : NPR
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Taffy Abel was the first Native American Winter Olympian in 1924
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Olympedia – Clarence Abel
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Taffy Abel was the first Native American Winter Olympian in 1924
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Hockey player Taffy Abel was first Native American athlete to medal at Olympics : NPR
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Call Me Indian: From the Trauma of Residential School to Becoming the NHL's First Treaty Indigenous Player eBook : Sasakamoose, Fred, Trottier, Bryan: Kindle Store