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From ‘Chief’ to Code Talker: Four Profiles of the Navajo Code Talkers

2023-08-26 14:00:00 2023-08-26 16:00:00 America/Phoenix From ‘Chief’ to Code Talker: Four Profiles of the Navajo Code Talkers Mustang Library - Auditorium

Saturday, August 26
2:00pm - 4:00pm

Add to Calendar 2023-08-26 14:00:00 2023-08-26 16:00:00 America/Phoenix From ‘Chief’ to Code Talker: Four Profiles of the Navajo Code Talkers Mustang Library - Auditorium

Mustang Library

Auditorium

McDowell Sonoran Conservancy / PastFinders

During WWII a group of young Navajo men enlisted in the Marines without knowing that they would be called on to develop a secret code against the Japanese military. This select group of Code Talkers devised a Navajo language code that was accurate, quick, never broken, and saved many American lives. This talk profiles four Code Talkers who reflect on their lives growing up on the Navajo Nation homeland before and after the war. They returned home without fanfare to continued poverty and lack of economic opportunity, yet persevered and overcame obstacles that helped change the Navajo Nation and their communities. They tell their stories with poignancy that reflect their resiliency and self-determination.      Seating is Limited

Presenter: Dr. Laura Tohe, ASU, Navajo Nation Poet Laureate

McDowell Sonoran Conservancy

Mustang Library

Phone: 480-312-7323

Opening hours
We're closed Friday July 04 due to Independence Day
Mon, Jun 30 9:00AM to 7:00PM
Tue, Jul 01 9:00AM to 7:00PM
Wed, Jul 02 9:00AM to 7:00PM
Thu, Jul 03 9:00AM to 7:00PM
Fri, Jul 04 Closed
(Independence Day)
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Address
10101 North 90th Street
Scottsdale
, AZ 85258
Tel: 480-312-7323

About the library

Opened June 13, 1987

31,850 square feet

35 public-use computers

Drive-up window service

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