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From “Chief” to Code Talker: Four Profiles of the Navajo Code Talkers

November 4 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am

Presented by Laura Tohe

During WWII a group of young Navajo men enlisted in the Marines without knowing that they would be called on to develop a secret code against the Japanese military. This select group of Code Talkers devised a Navajo language code that was accurate, quick, never broken, and saved many American lives. This talk profiles four Code Talkers who reflect on their lives growing up on the Navajo Nation homeland before and after the war, including my father. They returned home without fanfare to continued poverty and lack of economic opportunity, yet persevered and overcame obstacles that helped change the Navajo Nation and their communities. They tell their stories with poignancy that reflect their resiliency and self-determination. A power point presentation accompanies this talk.

Laura Tohe is Diné and the current Navajo Nation Poet Laureate. She is Sleepy Rock People clan and born for the Bitter Water People clan and the daughter of a Navajo Code Talker.

Presentation Category – Culture, Gender & Identity Studies – Native American

This event is in partnership with the AZ Humanities and Sunnyslope Historical Society.

 

Details

Date:
November 4
Time:
10:00 am - 11:30 am

Venue

Sunnyslope Historical Society
737 E. Hatcher Road
Phoenix,Arizona85020United States
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Phone:
(602) 331-3150
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