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Twenty nine Navajo men created a code to help the American war effort in world war two. The code was never broken by the Japanese. The Navajo women worked in factories, planted victory gardens, and took over the mens general duties while the men were at war. The women volunteered for red cross. They gave away practically all the Natural Resources they had to help the war effort, they were given nothing in return. Not all Navajo soldiers were code talkers some were general soldiers.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agoThe Wind Talkers of WW2. Spoke Navajo in radio communications so that the enemy could not translate it.
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What Was An Important Part Of Navajo Religious Ceremonies?
tred by the religious leader
How did the native Americans help the US?
Native American governments ( Iroquois Confederacy) provided the foundation for the United States of America. Native American have historically provided knowledge on how to live off the land, to use effectively what the Creator has given them. They have given medicinal uses for plants unknown to the non-Indian. Native American have fought side by side with their non-Indian counterparts in all the wars, even before they were considered humans, let alone granted citizenship by the country they served. They have been the inspiration in many fighting techniques still used today by our nation's elite.
Why were Navajo Indians important for the success of the US in the Pacific?
The use of bilingual Navajo- English speakers to create codes that were able to be rapidly encoded and decoded but unbreakable to non-Navajo speakers, meant military could send real time battle orders over open radios to direct assaults across the Pacific. Other methods of coding took 20 to 30 minute per message at the time. Using a simple code in a unknown language with bilingual speakers made rapid communication possible. It is almost impossible to decode an unknown language. Also as a extra benefit, Navajo is tonal with some very unusual and difficult consonants. For a non-native speaker to replicate it or even transcribe it would be very difficult. A non- native speaker would be immediately obvious. There was no code book to capture as we did with one of the Japanese Naval codes. There was no mistakes they could make that would help decoded them as we used to break another Japanese coded. Also, even if a Navajo speaker was captured the simple code would make it nonsense to him. This did happen with a soldier in captured in the Philippines. If they had been able to talk with him and trick him over a long time to teach them Navajo they might of gained some headway. However, the Japanese who thought it might be a native Indian language, tortured him which (as usual in these cases) got them no where. The US agents had a great deal of success by not using such methods but by making the Japanese POW feel safe. Because we had speakers of Japanese we could also use things like frequency analysis of their codes. The Japanese could not do that back.
What is the Navajo translation of family?
shikʼéí --My "group of people related by blood or clan"or: dah 'oonéłígíí --- family groupor : t'ááłá'í hooghanígíí -- one family unitałchíní -- family members, children.ba'ałchíní -- his children, bada'ałchíní (plural)
Nicholas Cage must help protect the Navajo code talkers in which war movie?
Nicholas Cage starred in the 2002 John Woo movie "Windtalkers."
How did the native American help the US win world war 2?
Navajo "Code-Talkers" provided their native language in radio communications in the Pacific which the Japanese could not decode because they were unfamiliar with the Navajo language .
How Do native American schools help native American community?
they teach kids.
How can interview a native American for school project?
Look up a local native American association on the web or phone book and contact them. then you mention what you are doing and you will find that in the majority of cases they will be happy to help you. Some school districts, like the one I am near, have a Native American liaison who would talk to you. Most States have several reservations and some have tribal schools. Often a tribal school will have would have someone you could interview. Remember, most American Indians think of themselves as belonging to a certain Indian Nation not being representative of all Native Americans. So, a Navajo would say "I am Navajo" like a Swede would say "I am Swedish, not "I am European".
What was the main idea for the Geronimo movie?
I believe its about a famous native American who tried to help others. He was a courage native American hero.
How did Navajo soldiers help the allies regain islands in the pacific during the war?
Used Native language to code messages that the Japanese could not decipher.
How did Navajo soldiers help the allies regain island in the Pacific during the war?
Used Native language to code messages that the Japanese could not decipher.
What Native American help pilgrims?
TheIndian's name was Squanto
What are the jobs of native American kids?
they had to help the women clean and farm
Are there any scholarships available in the upcoming year for native American single mothers?
studentgrants.org can help with Native American education grants to help people, especially your case (single mothers) to get schooling opportunities.
How did Navajo soldiers help Allies regain islands in the Pacific during World War 2?
Used Native language to code messages that the Japanese could not decipher.
How did Navojo Soldiers help the allies during World War 2?
The Navajo "Code Talkers" spoke in their native language and could not be understood by any enemy that were listening to their conversations .
How did the Native American help the Pilgrims survive?
The Native Americans helped the Pilgrims survive by showing them how to plant, hunt, and fish.
