Iconic Iwo Jima Flag-Raising Monument, Depicting Pima Indian Marine Ira H. Hayes, Is on the Auction Block

Vincent Schilling
February 21, 2013
On Friday, February 22, at 1 p.m./Eastern, Bonhams of New York is holding an auction to sell a collection of WWII items and military memoriabilia entitled, “ World War II: The Paci...

Video: 'A Day With the Navajo Code Talkers'

ICTMN Staff
November 29, 2012
This short video, shot during a Southwest Airlines flight with historical images interspersed and featuring USMC Navajo Code Talker Bill Toledo and Yvonne Murphy, of the Navajo Cod...

Navajo Code Talker Honored With Degree and Key to the City

ICTMN Staff
November 15, 2012
Campus-wide activities at the University of Kansas (KU) for Veterans Day included a touching ceremony November 12 honoring Chester Nez, the last surviving member of the original 29...

The Lensman Who Devoted His Career to Photographing the Code Talkers Is Still Capturing History on Navajo Land

Alysa Landry
November 12, 2012
A decorative miniature kimono hangs on the wall of Kenji Kawano’s home on the Navajo Nation...

Video: Marine Honors Navajo Code Talkers, Speaks About His Grandfather, Code Talker Leroy Johns

ICTMN Staff
November 11, 2012
In a poignant video interview package with stills, U.S. Marine Lance Cpl...

Code Talkers Throughout Indian Country Honored

ICTMN Staff
August 15, 2012
On August 14, the Navajo Nation celebrated National Navajo Code Talkers Day as did the rest of Indian country...

August 14: A Day to Honor the Navajo Code Talkers

Anne Minard
August 14, 2012
The Navajo Nation has planned a day of celebration and remembrance to honor Navajo soldiers who created a code the Japanese couldn’t crack in World War II, thereby helping the Unit...

D-Day: Reflecting on Native Participation 68 Years Later

ICTMN Staff
June 06, 2012
The ships flooded the shorelines along a 50-mile stretch; the planes peppered the skies and General Dwight D...

A Brief History of American Indian Military Service

Konnie LeMay
May 28, 2012
Ask about Americans Indians serving in the U.S. military service and World War II generally comes to mind with the Navajo code talkers or perhaps Marine Cpl...

Despite Arizona's Ethnic Studies Ban, Students Can Still Enroll in Native Programs

Michelle Tirado
May 18, 2012
With an ethnic studies ban now in place in Arizona’s public and charter schools, many Native Americans in the state who live off-reservation are wondering where they can send their...

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