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Book

Sioux code talkers of World War II

Call Number

  • J 940.5486 PAGE (CEN, EAS, OSH, WSQ)

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Publication Information

Gretna, LA : Pelican Publishing Company, [2017]

Physical Description

136 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm

Audience

Grades 4-6.

Summary

"The author's great-uncle John Bear King was a Sioux Indian in the First Cavalry in the Second World War. Her book follows seven Sioux who put aside a long history of prejudice against their people and joined the fight against Japan, using their native language as a secret code for the Americans. The Sioux and other tribal code-talking groups have historically taken a backseat to the Navajo Code Talkers, until a presidential act of recognition was signed in 2008"--Provided by publisher.

Contents

  • Connecting to the past : a story of home (1940s)
  • Traditional life : home on the plains (1800s)
  • Warriors in the First Cavalry Division : joining the Seventh (1941-1944)
  • Island hopping : Leyte and Luzon (1944-1945)
  • Santo Thomas Internment Camp (1942-1945)
  • Eagle feathers for the code talkers.

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