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Sioux code talkers of World War II
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.
Subjects
- World War, 1939-1945 > Cryptography > Juvenile literature.
- Indian code talkers > Juvenile literature.
- Dakota Indians > Juvenile literature.
- World War, 1939-1945 > Participation, Indian > Juvenile literature.
- Indians of North America > History > 20th century > Juvenile literature.
- World War, 1939-1945 > Cryptography.
- Indian code talkers.
- Dakota Indians.
- World War, 1939-1945 > Participation, Indian.
- Indians of North America > History > 20th century.
- United States > Armed Forces > Indians > Juvenile literature.
- United States > Armed Forces > Indians.