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OPEN CASTING CALL ANNOUNCEMENT FOR "THORPE"

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Thursday, December 1, 2022
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LOS ANGELES, Nov. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Pictureworks Entertainment, Director Tracey Deer, and Casting Director, Rene Haynes, announce an online open casting call event to find the next Jim Thorpe for the upcoming feature film Thorpe.

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  • Pictureworks Entertainment, Director Tracey Deer, and Casting Director Rene Haynes announce an open casting call for the portrayal of Jim Thorpe in the upcoming feature film Thorpe.
  • LOS ANGELES, Nov. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Pictureworks Entertainment, Director Tracey Deer, and Casting Director, Rene Haynes, announce an online open casting call event to find the next Jim Thorpe for the upcoming feature film Thorpe.
  • This will be the first time in history Thorpe will be portrayed by a Native man in a major motion picture.
  • Rene Haynes (Prey, The Revenant, The New World, and the upcoming Killers of the Flower Moon) is recognized, internationally, as one of the foremost experts in Native American/First Nations/Indigenous casting.

Justice for Jim Thorpe! Olympic Wins Fully Reinstated by IOC on 110th Anniversary

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Friday, July 15, 2022
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SALT LAKE CITY, July 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The International Olympic Committee (IOC) reinstates Jim Thorpe as the sole champion of the decathlon and pentathlon in the 1912 Olympic Games.

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  • SALT LAKE CITY, July 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The International Olympic Committee (IOC) reinstates Jim Thorpe as the sole champion of the decathlon and pentathlon in the 1912 Olympic Games.
  • It is addressed by an extraordinary gesture of fair play from the concerned National Olympic Committees."
  • Bright Path Strong commends the IOC for setting the record straight and fully reinstating Jim Thorpe.
  • Nedra Darling concludes, "I pray that Jim, his family, and our ancestors are celebrating that the truth has been upheld today, on this 110th anniversary of Jim being awarded his Olympic gold medals.

Chitimacha Tribe of Louisiana Reopens Cypress Bayou Casino Hotel on May 19

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Tuesday, May 19, 2020
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Charenton, La., May 19, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Chitimacha Tribe of Louisiana and Cypress Bayou Casino Hotel is excited to announce the safe and strategic reopening of the casino hotel to the public on Tuesday, May 19, 2020, at 10:00 a.m.

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  • Charenton, La., May 19, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Chitimacha Tribe of Louisiana and Cypress Bayou Casino Hotel is excited to announce the safe and strategic reopening of the casino hotel to the public on Tuesday, May 19, 2020, at 10:00 a.m.
  • The casino hotel will observe a phased reopening as restrictions and social distancing protocols are eased.
  • We are excited to welcome our guests and team members back safely to the property, said Mike Howard, General Manager and CEO at Cypress Bayou Casino Hotel.
  • Cypress Bayou Casino Hotel will closely monitor all available information including updated recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, State, and Tribal health authorities.