Taffy Abel medaled in the 1924 Olympics. Few knew of his Indigenous heritage

At the 1924 Winter Olympics in Chamonix, France, hockey player Taffy Abel became the first Indigenous athlete to carry the flag at the Olympics — and, days later, to medal.

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