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1941, April 6th - Jim Thorpe forms Hollywood group to make characters more authentic

From the Arizona Independent Republic - Movie Indians Form New Units.

From Hollywood, a new organization has formed comprised of 44 American Indian men and women who make their living in motion pictures called the Native Redmen of Hollywood. Their goal is to all authentic touches to movies that portray Native people and to act as technical advisers. Athletic star Jim Thorpe got them together "because most of the Indians in Hollywood know less about their tribal customs and traditions than the average Boy Scout."