Flagstaff honors Indigenous Code Talkers on Aug 11 with a cultural event recognizing their WWII contributions.

As World War II raged on, the number of Navajo code talkers grew from 29 to 400. American Indians from at least 14 other tribes, such as the Hopi, Comanches and Meskwakis, were also drafted to ...

Johnston, a child of missionaries, grew up on the Navajo reservation and knew the language. So in 1942, when the U.S. was looking for a code, he thought of Navajo and its unique complexity.

The Navajo Code Talkers have long been honored as heroes of World War II, with more than 400 young Navajo men enlisting in the U.S. Marines and creating an unbreakable code based on the Navajo ...

A monument to the Navajo Code Talkers stands in front of the red sandstone arch of Window Rock, Ariz., outside the Navajo Nation government headquarters, Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024.

SEVEN NEWS. NAVAJO NATION OUTRAGED AFTER MENTIONS OF CODE TALKERS WERE REMOVED FROM SOME GOVERNMENT WEBSITES. ALIYAH CHAVEZ TODAY LEARNING THEY’LL LIKELY BE RESTORED AND WHAT OFFICIALS ARE NOW ...

In 1982, President Ronald Reagan designated Aug. 14 as Navajo Code Talkers Day. RELATED: The U.S. needed an unbreakable code in WWII. He's one of the last living veterans who used it.

On March 17, 2025, a rumor that the history of Navajo Code Talkers was "erased" from U.S. military websites by the Trump administration circulated on the internet.

PHOENIX (AP) — The Pentagon restored some webpages highlighting the crucial wartime contributions of Navajo Code Talkers and other Native American veterans on Wednesday, days after tribes ...

More: Trump gave schools 2 weeks to ban DEI. Lawyers say it's not that simple. Like many Navajo veterans, Davis said he has always admired the Navajo Code Talkers, whose legacy ultimately inspired him ...