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William Major with an officer of the 25th Infantry in
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Apache Scout
Kessay mounted on the parade field, in the early 1940s.
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L to R:
Corporal Jim Lane, John Rope, and Kassey Y-32. Ft. Huachuca,
Arizona, 1942. |
Sergeant
Sinew L Riley is teaching his son, Larrie H. Indian wood
lore. Ft. Huachuca, Arizona, 1942. |
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Brat Spreads Word About Her Indian Culture
in Powwow Dances, Speeches
WASHINGTON, Nov. 26, 2001 — Every
time Boe Harris- Nakakakena speaks and dances
at a school, university, civic meeting, veteran's
organization or Powwow, someone always ask,
"Do you still live in a teepee? Do you
still hunt for your food?"
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Remarks
by the President in a Ceremony Honoring the
Navajo Code Talkers
WASHINGTON, U.S. Capitol — The
President: Thank you very much. Today, America
honors 21 Native Americans who, in a desperate
hour, gave their country a service only they
could give. In war, using their
native language, they relayed secret messages
that turned the course of battle. At
home, they carried for decades the secret
of their own heroism. Today, we
give these exceptional Marines the recognition
they earned so long ago.
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DoD
Honors Last Comanche World War II "Code
Talker"
WASHINGTON — Charles Chibitty,
78, was honored here Nov. 30 as the last
surviving World War II Army Comanche "code
talker" during an emotional ceremony
in the Pentagon's Hall of Heroes.
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Veteran
Recalls Navajo Code Talkers' War in the Pacific
FORT HUACHUCA, AZ. — America's
World War II island-hopping campaign in the
Pacific was about to start in 1942, and the
U.S. military still didn't have something
it desperately needed — a communications
code the Japanese couldn't break.
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Seneca
Chief Fought Greed, Injustice
WASHINGTON — Ely S. Parker was
a 19th-century American Indian of exceptional
intellect and ability who admirably served
his country, and his people, in war and peace
during a period of great change.
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Sacagawea:
The Saga of a Shoshone
WASHINGTON — She was a slave,
a woman and an Indian. And America might
not be what it is today without Sacagawea.
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DoD
Implements New American Indian, Alaska Native
Policy
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. —
A new policy aimed at guiding DoD's interaction
with American Indians and Alaska Natives
was presented here Oct. 21 to tribal elders,
leaders and delegates at the annual meeting
of the National Congress of American Indians.
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Marine
Creates Native American Powwow to Honor Veterans
UPPER MARLBORO, MD. — Representatives
of nearly 100 tribes from more than 30 states
and Canada gathered here Nov. 7-8 to pay
tribute to military veterans during the second
annual National Native American Veterans
Powwow.
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Iwo
Jima Flag Raiser
Ira Hamilton Hayes is a full blood Pima Indian
and was born in Sacaton, Arizona, on the
Pima Reservation on Jan 12, 1923. When he
enlisted in the Marine Corps, he had hardly
ever been off the Reservation. His Chief
told him to be an "Honorable Warrior"
and bring honor upon his family.
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Sacagawea
- A Golden Inspiration
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President's
John
Bennett Herrington Lieutenant Commander, USN: 1st American Indian
Astronaut
