Explore the U.S. Post Office history through Native American lens: Indigenous trails, colonization, and resilience in mail delivery.
Tag: Native American code talkers
Lori Piestewa
Explore the legacy of Lori Piestewa, the first Native American woman to die in combat, and the vital role of Navajo and other Native American code talkers in World War II.
How Native American Code Talkers Helped Win WWII
Discover how Native American Code Talkers used their sacred languages to create an unbreakable WWII code, from the Navajo to the Choctaw, and their enduring legacy.
How Native Americans Protected Alaska During WWII
Discover how 6,300 Alaska Natives formed the Alaska Territorial Guard and Navajo Code Talkers used their sacred language to help win WWII.
How Native American Code Talkers Pioneered a New Type of Military Intelligence
From the Choctaw Telephone Squad of 1918 to the Navajo code of World War II, how Indigenous languages became unbreakable military intelligence.