Navajo Code Talkers Research Paper
Works Cited
Haines. “Code Talkers”. Discoverer.prod.sirs.com. Web. 3-15-13
Rosenberg. “Navajo Code Talkers”. History.1900s.about.com. Web. 3-19-13.
“Navajo Code Talkers: WWII Fact Sheet”. History.navy.mil/faqs/faq61-2.htm. Web. 3-15-13
Newman. “Navajo Code”. Discoverer.prod.sirs.com. Web. 3-15-13.
Navajo Code Talkers
Austin Allen
March 27th, 2013
Austin Allen
March 27th, 2013
Despite their people being slaughtered and lack of recognition from the government, Navajo code talkers still aided the United States in a time of need. During WWII the U.S was in need of a cipher, which is a code to help transmit messages without the Japanese interfering and intercepting, so they turned to the Navajo. The Navajo Language was spoken only by the Navajo and not written down at all. It was the perfect code for the military. The Navajo tribe was one of the largest Native American tribes in the U.S. coming in second only to the Cherokee nation. They still held the biggest Native American reservation of them all, …show more content…
Phillip Johnston. He had spent his childhood on the Navajo reservation and spoke Navajo himself. Other than his job as engineer of Los Angeles, he also lectured about Navajos and told of their great language. One day he was looking through the newspaper and noticed that an armored division was trying to create a military code from a Native American Language. That sparked the idea. Once he had the idea he traveled to camp Elliot near San Diego to demonstrate it to Lieutenant Colonel James E. Jones. Jones was skeptical at first but once it was demonstrated he was completely on board. They sent the idea to the marines and recommended 200 Navajo for the assignment. What they received wasn’t quite what they were expecting. They were given permission for a pilot project which basically means they were approved but only for 30 Navajos. One dropped out so it was really only twenty-nine
Haines. “Code Talkers”. Discoverer.prod.sirs.com. Web. 3-15-13
Rosenberg. “Navajo Code Talkers”. History.1900s.about.com. Web. 3-19-13.
“Navajo Code Talkers: WWII Fact Sheet”. History.navy.mil/faqs/faq61-2.htm. Web. 3-15-13
Newman. “Navajo Code”. Discoverer.prod.sirs.com. Web. 3-15-13.
Navajo Code Talkers
Austin Allen
March 27th, 2013
Austin Allen
March 27th, 2013
Despite their people being slaughtered and lack of recognition from the government, Navajo code talkers still aided the United States in a time of need. During WWII the U.S was in need of a cipher, which is a code to help transmit messages without the Japanese interfering and intercepting, so they turned to the Navajo. The Navajo Language was spoken only by the Navajo and not written down at all. It was the perfect code for the military. The Navajo tribe was one of the largest Native American tribes in the U.S. coming in second only to the Cherokee nation. They still held the biggest Native American reservation of them all, …show more content…
Phillip Johnston. He had spent his childhood on the Navajo reservation and spoke Navajo himself. Other than his job as engineer of Los Angeles, he also lectured about Navajos and told of their great language. One day he was looking through the newspaper and noticed that an armored division was trying to create a military code from a Native American Language. That sparked the idea. Once he had the idea he traveled to camp Elliot near San Diego to demonstrate it to Lieutenant Colonel James E. Jones. Jones was skeptical at first but once it was demonstrated he was completely on board. They sent the idea to the marines and recommended 200 Navajo for the assignment. What they received wasn’t quite what they were expecting. They were given permission for a pilot project which basically means they were approved but only for 30 Navajos. One dropped out so it was really only twenty-nine