Michigan Olympian Taffy Abel hid his Native American identity to stay safe

… schools in the region for Native American children. At these schools … of Michigan, Payment said, Native Americans were “welcomed in certain … 1973, and into the American Indian Athletic Hall of Fame … an Ojibway from Wahnapitae First Nation who grew up in …… schools in the region for Native American children. At these schools … of Michigan, Payment said, Native Americans were “welcomed in certain … 1973, and into the American Indian Athletic Hall of Fame … an Ojibway from Wahnapitae First Nation who grew up in …