{"id":26198,"date":"2022-07-15T12:17:19","date_gmt":"2022-07-15T16:17:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.indianz.com\/News\/?p=26198"},"modified":"2022-07-15T12:30:13","modified_gmt":"2022-07-15T16:30:13","slug":"a-moment-110-years-in-the-making-jim-thorpe-wins-restoration-of-olympic-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2022\/07\/15\/a-moment-110-years-in-the-making-jim-thorpe-wins-restoration-of-olympic-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;A moment 110 years in the making&#8217;: Jim Thorpe wins restoration of Olympic awards"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"embed-responsive embed-responsive-16by9\">\r\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/U5tUD2Uj3Yk?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">Bright Path Strong: <a href=https:\/\/youtu.be\/U5tUD2Uj3Yk>Akapamata &#8211; The Real Story of Jim Thorpe<\/a>\r\n<\/figcaption>\r\n<div class=\"h1-responsive\">&#8216;A moment 110 years in the making&#8217;<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\">Jim Thorpe wins restoration of Olympic awards<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"date\">Friday, July 15, 2022<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"byline\">By Acee Agoyo<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"source\">Indianz.Com<\/div>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nAfter more than a century, Native sports legend <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jim_Thorpe\">Jim Thorpe<\/a> has once again been recognized for his Olympic achievements.\r\n<P><\/P>\r\nAs of Friday, Thorpe is now the &#8220;sole winner&#8221; of the gold medal in   pentathlon and decathlon at the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1912_Summer_Olympics\">1912 games<\/a> in Stockholm, Sweden. The <a href=\"https:\/\/olympics.com\/ioc\/news\/ioc-to-display-the-name-of-jim-thorpe-as-sole-stockholm-1912-pentathlon-and-decathlon-gold-medallist\">announcement from the International Olympic Committee<\/a> comes on the 110th anniversary of his  victory  in the decathlon.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n\u201cA moment 110 years in the making to finally hear the words officially spoken again, \u2018Jim Thorpe is the sole winner of the 1912 decathlon and pentathlon,\u2019&#8221; <a href=https:\/\/brightpathstrong.org\/justice-for-jim-thorpe\/>said Anita Thorpe<\/a>, granddaughter of Jim Thorpe.\r\n<P><\/p>\r\n&#8220;A glorious time of celebrations to all of his friends, family, and supporters,&#8221; added Thorpe who, like her grandfather, hails from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sacandfoxnation-nsn.gov\/\">Sac and Fox Nation<\/a>.\r\n<P><\/P>\r\n&#8220;Hooray!!!\u201d she said.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"fb-video\" data-allowfullscreen=\"true\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/brightpathstrong\/videos\/1461997164225036\/\" style=\"background-color: #fff; display: inline-block;\"><\/div>\r\n<figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">Bright Path Strong: <a href=https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/brightpathstrong\/videos\/1461997164225036\/>We did it&#8230; TOGETHER!!!<\/a>\r\n<\/figcaption>\r\n<P><\/P>\r\n  Thorpe and her family have long been working to restore the late Jim Thorpe&#8217;s medals, which had been stripped from him following a determination that he had played semi-professional baseball before competing in 1912. Seven decades later,  the IOC concluded that the prior action had been made unjustly, having violated internal rules of the international organization that oversees the Olympics games.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nYet the <a href=https:\/\/olympics.com\/en\/athletes\/jim-thorpe>IOC continued to list Thorpe<\/a> as the &#8220;co-champion&#8221; in pentathlon and decathlon. \r\nThanks to renewed efforts from Indian Country, along with an international lobbying campaign, the new decision was made to correct the century-old injustice.\r\n<P><\/P>\r\n\u201cWe are so grateful this nearly 110-year-old injustice has finally been corrected, and there is no confusion about the most remarkable athlete in history,\u201d said Nedra Darling, a citizen of the <a href=https:\/\/www.pbpindiantribe.com\/>Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation<\/a>, who has co-leading the campaign to restore Thorpe&#8217;s medals. \r\n<P><\/p>\r\nDarling credited the collective voices within Indian Country for keeping the cause alive. Following her retirement from federal service,  she co-founded <a href=https:\/\/brightpathstrong.org\/>Bright Path Strong<\/a>  along with other <a href=https:\/\/brightpathstrong.org\/about\/>Native  leaders and allies<\/a> to focus attention on restoring the  Olympic  medals. Members of the Thorpe family, along with <a href=https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Billy_Mills>Billy Mills<\/a>, another celebrated Native Olympian,  serve in honorary capacities in the organization.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.anitadefrantz.com\/\">Anita DeFrantz<\/a>, a trailblazing Olympic athlete and civil rights attorney, also  emerged as a key champion. Having been the  first African-American <a href=https:\/\/olympics.com\/ioc\/ms-anita-l-defrantz>member of the IOC<\/a>, representing the United States, she helped the Thorpe family and  Bright Path Strong  with their efforts on the international level. <a href=https:\/\/olympics.com\/ioc\/news\/ioc-to-display-the-name-of-jim-thorpe-as-sole-stockholm-1912-pentathlon-and-decathlon-gold-medallist>DeFrantz&#8217;s role was acknowledged<\/a> in the decision announced on Friday.\r\n<P><\/P>\r\n\u201cWe welcome the fact that, thanks to the great engagement of Bright Path Strong, a solution could be found,&#8221; said  Thomas Bach, the president of the IOC. &#8220;This is a most exceptional and unique situation, which has been addressed by an extraordinary gesture of fair play from the National Olympic Committees concerned.\u201d\r\n<p><\/P>\r\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83e\udd47 IOC to display the name of Jim Thorpe as sole Stockholm 1912 pentathlon and decathlon gold medallist.<br><br>The change comes on the day of the 110th anniversary of Thorpe\u2019s medal in decathlon. <br><br>Read more about it \ud83d\udc49<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/crIIXvhaNJ\">https:\/\/t.co\/crIIXvhaNJ<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/oSAjEoDKnJ\">pic.twitter.com\/oSAjEoDKnJ<\/a><\/p>&mdash; IOC MEDIA (@iocmedia) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iocmedia\/status\/1547915175570722816?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 15, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\r\n<P><\/P>\r\nJames Francis Thorpe   was born  on the Sac and Fox Nation in 1887 in Indian Territory, currently  known as the state of Oklahoma.  His tribal name was  <em>Wa-Tho-Huk<\/em>, which  means &#8220;Bright Path&#8221; in the language spoken by his people.\r\n<P><\/P>\r\nLike many tribal youth during his era, Thorpe was sent to the <a href=https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Carlisle_Indian_Industrial_School>Carlisle Indian Industrial School<a\/> in Pennsylvania, more than 1,200 miles from his homelands.  Amid Carlisle&#8217;s stated goal to strip Indian children of their identities, he excelled in sports there  before competing in the Olympics in Sweden, another far-away destination.\r\n<P><\/P>\r\nThe 1912 games marked the debut of   the decathlon and the pentathlon and Thorpe sailed to victory in both events. He first won the <a href=https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Modern_pentathlon_at_the_1912_Summer_Olympics>pentathlon<\/a> that ran from July 7-12 in 1912, winning four of the five competitions &#8212;      long jump,  200-meter dash, discus throw and 1,500-meter run.  He    even placed  third in   javelin throw, a sport he had never played until the Olympics.\r\n<P><\/p>\r\nNext up was the <a href=https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Athletics_at_the_1912_Summer_Olympics_\u2013_Men%27s_decathlon>decathlon<\/a>, consisting of 10 competitions that ran from July 13-15 in 1912.  Thorpe&#8217;s record-breaking achievements in the events were all the more impressive &#8212;  by this time, his shoes had been stolen in Stockholm.  According to  <a href=https:\/\/brightpathstrong.org\/meet-jim-thorpe-a-real-life-native-american-superhero\/>Bright Path Strong, he achieved victory wearing a  mismatched pair of shoes<\/a>  that he found in the garbage, a remarkable feat in and of itself.\r\n<P><\/P>\r\nBut Thorpe&#8217;s legendary status lives on with another recognition of his athletic prowess.\r\nAccording to news reports from the time, King Gustav V of Sweden was extremely impressed with the American&#8217;s victories.\r\n<P><\/P>\r\n&#8220;You, sir, are the greatest athlete in the world,&#8221; Gustav is said told Thorpe during the presentation of the gold medals at the closing ceremony in 1912. &#8220;I would consider it an honor to shake your hand.&#8221;\r\n<P><\/P>\r\n &#8220;Thanks, King,&#8221; Thorpe humbly replied.\r\n<P><\/P>\r\n<div class=\"mt-1 mb-1\"><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-8411603009680747\" data-ad-slot=\"6394965691\"><\/ins><script>(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});<\/script><\/div>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nBright Path Strong will continue to tell Thorpe&#8217;s story with  a <a href=https:\/\/brightpathmovie.com>commercial film in his honor<\/a>. Several tribal nations, along with major inter-tribal organizations, are <a href=https:\/\/brightpathmovie.com\/#partners>partners in the production<\/a> to ensure  it accurately reflects the Olympic legend&#8217;s achievements, as well as  his crowning as the world&#8217;s greatest athlete.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n\u201cSon, you\u2019re an Indian, I want you to show other races what an Indian can do,\u201d Thorpe remembers his father telling him. \r\n<p><\/p>\r\nThe words helped inspired Thorpe to success on the national and international stages, striking back  at   U.S. government policy  aimed at eradicating his very  Indian  identity. In an infamous speech, the  founder of Carlisle  said boarding schools like the one <em>Wa-Tho-Huk<\/em> attended  were meant to   <a href=http:\/\/historymatters.gmu.edu\/d\/4929\/>&#8220;Kill the Indian in him,  and save the man.&#8221;<\/a>\r\n<P><\/P>\r\n\u201dThey say that historical trauma is ingrained in our DNA, and I feel like Jim felt that. He was like, \u2018You know what? I gotta make something of myself,\u2019\u201d Juanita Toledo,  a citizen of  Pueblo of Jemez, said in a <a href=https:\/\/youtu.be\/U5tUD2Uj3Yk>interview with Bright Path Strong<\/a>.\r\n<P><\/p>\r\nDespite Thorpe&#8217;s celebrated status in Indian Country, his <a href=https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2015\/07\/06\/indian-country-rallies-to-retu.asp>legacy continues to be impacted by injustice<\/a>. As he was about to be buried by his family on his homelands in present-day Oklahoma in 1953, his then-wife had his remains taken to Pennsylvania.\r\n<P><\/p>\r\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CgCdwbOrXli\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"><div style=\"padding:16px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CgCdwbOrXli\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" background:#FFFFFF; line-height:0; padding:0 0; text-align:center; text-decoration:none; width:100%;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <div style=\" display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\"> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; 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font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CgCdwbOrXli\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by Bright Path Strong (@brightpathstrong)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script>\r\n<P><\/P>\r\nBut the last-minute move was not tied to Thorpe&#8217;s history at Carlisle, which had long been shuttered. Instead,  his body was taken to a   newly-created municipality called the <a href=https:\/\/www.jtborough.org>Borough of Jim Thorpe<\/a>, located in an entirely different part of Pennsylvania. \r\n<P><\/P>\r\nThe action was motivated partly by financial gain. Not long before his passing, his then-wife   <a href=https:\/\/timesmachine.nytimes.com\/timesmachine\/1951\/11\/10\/81778818.html?pageNumber=12>told The Associated Press that Thorpe<\/a> had &#8220;spent money on his own people and has given it away.&#8221;\r\n<P><\/P>\r\nIn fact,   Thorpe&#8217;s generosity and dedication to Indian people had led to him receiving a <a href=https:\/\/youtu.be\/U5tUD2Uj3Yk>new name of <em>Akapamata<\/em>, which means &#8220;Caregiver&#8221; in the Sac and Fox language<\/a>, according to Bright Path Strong.\r\n<P><\/P>\r\nCiting the <a href=https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/subjects\/nagpra\/index.htm>Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act  of 1990<\/a>, Thorpe&#8217;s sons attempted to  have their father&#8217;s remains returned to his intended resting place in Oklahoma. They achieved a win when a federal judge determined that the Borough of Jim Thorpe was required to follow the repatriation law.\r\n<P><\/P>\r\nBut the victory, which came after one of  Thorpe&#8217;s son passed away, was temporary. The <a href=https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2015\/02\/04\/3rd-circuit-wont-reconsider-de.asp>3rd Circuit Court of Appeals later reversed course<\/a> on the NAGPRA determination. The <a href=https:\/\/www.supremecourt.gov\/>U.S. Supreme Court<\/a> declined to review the matter, effectively keeping Thorpe in Pennsylvania.\r\n<P><\/p>\r\n<div class=row><div class=col-7> <a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2022\/07\/15\/a-moment-110-years-in-the-making-jim-thorpe-wins-restoration-of-olympic-awards\/jimthorpe\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-26210\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1453\" height=\"2560\" data-attachment-id=\"26210\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2022\/07\/15\/a-moment-110-years-in-the-making-jim-thorpe-wins-restoration-of-olympic-awards\/jimthorpe\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/15\/JimThorpe-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1453,2560\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Jim Thorpe\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Jim Thorpe&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Jim Thorpe is seen in a Canton Bulldogs football team uniform sometime between 1915 and 1920. Photo: &lt;a href=https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Jim_Thorpe_Canton_Bulldogs_1915-20.jpg&gt;public domain&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/15\/JimThorpe-581x1024.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/15\/JimThorpe-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Jim Thorpe\"   class=\"size-full wp-image-26210\" \/><\/a><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"col-5 align-self-end\"><figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">Jim Thorpe is seen in a Canton Bulldogs football team uniform sometime between 1915 and 1920. Photo: <a href=https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Jim_Thorpe_Canton_Bulldogs_1915-20.jpg>public domain<\/a><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div>\r\n<P><\/p>\r\n\u201cJames Francis Thorpe, or <EM>Wa-tho-huk<\/em>, \u2018Bright Path\u2019 in his Native language, has inspired our people for generations,&#8221;   <a href=https:\/\/twitter.com\/PresFawnSharp>President Fawn Sharp<\/a> of the <a href=https:\/\/www.ncai.org\/>National Congress of Americans<\/a>, one of the partners in the Olympic medal and film projects,  said on Friday. &#8220;He was a champion who did, indeed, brighten the path for hundreds of Native people who have lifted themselves up, against all odds, to achieve greatness.&#8221;\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n\u201cThe light of true greatness can never be extinguished no matter the forces of darkness that seek to deny it. Jim Thorpe\u2019s light will eternally shine to inspire generations of our youth to believe in themselves and the infinite power of their God-given gifts, talents, and dreams,\u201d <a href=https:\/\/www.ncai.org\/news\/articles\/2022\/07\/15\/ncai-applauds-reinstatement-of-jim-thorpe-s-olympic-gold-medals>said Sharp<\/a>, who also serves as vice president of the <a href=https:\/\/www.quinaultindiannation.com\/>Quinault Nation<\/a>.\r\n<P><\/p>\r\nThorpe&#8217;s father, Hiram Thorpe, was from the Sac and Fox Nation and was a  descendant of   famed <a href=https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Hawk_(Sauk_leader)>Sauk leader Black Hawk<\/a>. His mother, Charlotte Vieux, was Potawatomi from present-day Kansas and was a descendant of Louis Vieux, a <a href=https:\/\/www.potawatomi.org\/blog\/2020\/03\/27\/potawatomi-leaders-entrepreneurial-spirit-and-the-oregon-trail\/>celebrated  Potawatomi leader and entrepreneur<\/a>.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The greatest athlete of all time.\ud83e\udd47<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/JimThorpe?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#JimThorpe<\/a> is now recognized as the sole champion of the decathlon &amp; pentathlon in the 1912 Stockholm Olympic Games, as the International Olympic Committee has acknowledged the feat, 110 years after its achievement.<br><br>\ud83d\udd17<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5RMD92Lq7L\">https:\/\/t.co\/5RMD92Lq7L<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5hJIVzmEg6\">pic.twitter.com\/5hJIVzmEg6<\/a><\/p>&mdash; National Congress of American Indians (@NCAI1944) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NCAI1944\/status\/1547976957014380546?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 15, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/15\/JimThorpe.jpeg\" alt=\"Jim Thorpe\" width=\"0\" height=\"0\" class=\"invisible\" \/>\r\n <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/15\/JimThorpe1912Olympics.jpg\" alt=\"Jim Thorpe at the 1912 Olympics\" width=\"0\" height=\"0\" class=\"invisible\" \/> ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"After more than a century, Native sports legend Jim Thorpe has once again been recognized for his Olympic achievements.","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":26211,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_vp_format_video_url":"","_vp_image_focal_point":[],"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20,13,1,21,23],"tags":[3139,3138,3137,1427,418,1369,223,110,176,347,3140,175,794,7,968,127,349,1076,623,61,348,84,2170,44],"class_list":["post-26198","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-indian-trust","category-law","category-national","category-sports","category-world","tag-3rd-circuit","tag-anita-defrantz","tag-anita-thorpe","tag-billy-mills","tag-boarding-schools","tag-cpn","tag-fawn-sharp","tag-film","tag-genocide","tag-jim-thorpe","tag-juanita-toledo","tag-languages","tag-nagpra","tag-ncai","tag-nedra-darling","tag-oklahoma","tag-olympics","tag-pbp","tag-quinault","tag-racism","tag-sac-and-fox","tag-supreme-court","tag-sweden","tag-women","no-wpautop"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/15\/JimThorpe.jpeg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcoJ7g-6Oy","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26198","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26198"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26198\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26211"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26198"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26198"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26198"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}