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The BIA ( Bureau of Indian Affairs) operated boarding schools all over the Navajo Nation in the 1930s and 40s. The code talkers did not come from just one school. Navajo territory is very large and covers parts of three states. 27,413 sq miles. These schools more or less kidnapped or forced kids to leave home starting at age 7 or so. They were only allowed home for a few weeks a year. Some families hid some of their children. Others felt it would help their kids by learning English and American school subjects or that at least they would get more food. The former code talker I took navajo classes from did not speak any English at age 7 when he was taken to school. He was beaten and locked in the basement for speaking Navajo. His school was in Chinle, AZ. He joined the Marines and the code talking unit at age 17 and was sent to Camp Pendleton, CA to learn it.
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What is a synonym for code talkers?
wind talkers
Where is the Navajo Code Talkers Foundation in Window Rock Arizona located?
The address of the Navajo Code Talkers Foundation is: Po Box 1266, Window Rock, AZ 86515-1266
What effect did world war 2 have on code talkers?
A lot of code talkers were killed off because when the Japanese saw them in the planes, they would kill the code talkers right away because the code talkers were the main source of communication.
where can I find local Boarding High School ?
You can find a local boarding high school at http://www.petersons.com/pschools/code/psector.asp. Just type in your zip code in the box.
What is there school name on code lyoko?
Cadic Academy - it's a Boarding School.
What is the movie based on the code talkers' mission?
The movie you're looking for is "Code Talkers," starring Nicolas Cage. It features Code Talkers during the WWII Battle of Saipan.
Who were the first Code Talkers?
The code-talkers of World War II mostly refer to the Native Americans who used parts of their indigenous languages to translate secret tactical messages into code, then decipher the code back into the message. They were used in the Pacific Theater of World War II, and, to a lesser extent, in the European Theater. The most decorated Native American code-talkers were Navajo, but Native Americans of the Comanche and Meskwaki people also served as code-talkers during the war.
What is the exposition of code talkers?
Code Talkers were specially trained in the art of code talking in the language of the Navajo people. As I understand it, most were of Navajo descent but not all.
How many Navajo code talkers served in the military?
Some Navajo were drafted but the Code Talkers were volunteers.
Who were the code talkers?
Code talkers were Native Americans who served the United States in World War II by using their native languages to describe artillery, armaments, troop movements and so forth. This scheme allowed the war-time commanders to communicate through the code talkers with the presumption that the 'code' in use would never be deciphered. They were correct: the code used by the code talkers was never 'broken'. Read more, below.
How did the code talkers communicated?
Code talkers were native Americans who spoke to each other in their native language. Since their language was unknown to the enemy they communications were secure.
Which Indian tribes language was used as code in war?
When you think of code talkers you think of the Navajo during WWII. However, less famous, but equally important were the Commanche and Choctaw code talkers
