Aug. 14 is National Navajo Code Talker Day, an annual celebration recognizing the Code Talkers who served with the U.S. Marine Corps in the Pacific theater during World War II. The designation was ...

WEST VALLEY CITY — As Americans celebrate Independence Day, a new monument in West Valley City is quietly taking shape — one that honors a group of Native American heroes whose contributions were once ...

PHOENIX — Navajos who served as code talkers in World War II urged lawmakers on Monday to pass legislation honoring them. But a Hopi tribal leader sparked debate by saying the Navajos weren't the only ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A Navajo "code talker" who confounded Japanese troops during World War II by transmitting messages in his native language has died after a series of health problems, his son said ...

WASHINGTON − When the southern Cheyenne tribe of Oklahoma holds ceremonies and dances, a song to honor veterans and the raising of an American flag comes first. A medicine man performs a purification ...

CUSTER | Bronze replicas of the Congressional Gold Medals honoring the service of American Indians who used their native language to outwit the enemy during World Wars I and II will be displayed at ...

DURANT, Okla. (KTEN) — As Memorial Day weekend approaches, the Choctaw Nation is placing a spotlight on the tribe's contribution to one of the most notable wars in American history. Choctaw tribal ...

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — The El Pueblo Motor Inn, or what’s left of it anyway, sits vacant behind a chain-link fence along Route 66, its stucco walls clad in weathered sheets of construction tarp. At first ...

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