Military & VeteransCode Talkers
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Navajo Code Talker's Grandson Proudly Shares About His Roots and Service (5/21/2013)
(Australia) -- More than 60 years ago, a group of Native American Marines, known as Code Talkers, used the Navajo language to transmit secret tactical information using...
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Radio marathon honors Comanche code talker history (5/8/2013)
(Oklahoma) -- When U.S. soldiers landed several miles off of Utah Beach during World War II's Normandy invasion on D-Day, Comanche code talker Larry Saupitty was...
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Code talker’s grandson shares Navajo roots (5/8/2013)
(South Dakota) -- More than 60 years ago, a group of Native-American Marines, known as code talkers, used the Navajo language to transmit secret tactical information...
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Fort Meade: Historian shares story of Native American code talkers (11/26/2012)
(Maryland) -- Thanks to the efforts of Marine Navajo code talkers in World War II, the United States was able to capture the Japanese-held island of Iwo Jima.
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After 60 years, last of original Code Talkers receives diploma from Kansas (11/21/2012)
(Kansas) -- Art has been described as lacking a satisfactory definition, that same description could be applied to Chester Nez.
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Navajo Code Talker Honored With Degree and Key to the City (11/18/2012)
(Kansas) -- Campus-wide activities at the University of Kansas (KU) for Veterans Day included a touching ceremony November 12 honoring Chester Nez, the last surviving...
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Barstow resident one of few living WWII Navajo Code Talkers (11/12/2012)
(California) -- It was 1944 when Nelson Draper Sr. was recruited to the U.S. Marine Corps. Draper was 25 and living rural life on the Navajo Indian Reservation in Chinle...
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Code Talker shares birthday with Veterans Day (11/12/2012)
(New Mexico) -- There is no surprise that Veterans Day is November 11th. But for one Navajo Code Talker, the day is also his birthday. And for his 90th birthday, his...
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Navajo Code Talker, Chester Nez, to Get College Degree After 60 Years (11/11/2012)
(Kansas) -- In the spring of 1952, Chester Nez had to abandon his studies at the University of Kansas because his GI Bill funding ran out. Now, at 91, Nez—the last...
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Navajo Code Talkers Heading to New York City for Veterans Day Parade (11/9/2012)
(New York) -- Eight World War II Navajo Code Talkers from New Mexico are scheduled to participate in the New York City Veterans Day Parade, the Associated Press reports.
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In eulogy, grandson says Code Talker was a family man, proud Marine (11/9/2012)
(New Mexico) -- The funeral service spoken in both English and Navajo was a fitting homage to Navajo Code Talker George Smith, who delivered the code, based on the...
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Foxwoods
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Foxwoods seeks ‘Most Deserving Soldier’ (4/28/2013)
(Connecticut) -- Foxwoods Resort Casino is seeking nominations to its "Most Deserving Soldier" contest. The winner will receive a getaway with a guest to...
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Social Gaming
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Inside Britain's first internet rehab for kids where a 'digital detox' costs £16k for 28 days (4/20/2013)
(UK) -- Behind the wrought iron gates of a Victorian hospital, children are battling the demons of addiction. Theirs is not a craving for drugs or alcohol. These kids...
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Native Vote
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KADER: Indian Reservations, Order and Control (3/6/2013)
(USA) -- I have recently become aware that a book entitled The Militarization of Indian Country (MSU Press – Makwa Enewed series) by ICTMN contributor Winona...
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Gauging the Native Veteran Vote (11/2/2012)
(USA) -- In the 2012 election season, a considerable amount of emphasis has been placed on the status of the U.S. military. In the last debate between President Barack...
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Native Voices
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Introducing Captain Gary Lockee, Reluctant Lumbee War Hero (2/3/2013)
(New Mexico) -- When I was a teenager, I was friends with Miss Lula Lockee. She was born about 1900, just a few years after my grandmother.
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OP/ED: Regarding Peter d’Errico’s Column on American Flags at Pow Wows (11/11/2012)
(USA) -- ICTMN columnist, Peter d’Errico, addressed the issues of American flags at pow wows, and the meaning of “warrior” as opposed to “soldier...
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TOM: A Veterans Day Message (11/11/2012)
(Arizona) -- Many Native American teenagers are planning their future and want to make a difference—I believe that. The Native American people have—time and...
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Tribal Taxation
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Cherokee Nation exempts Cherokee vets from sales tax (11/15/2012)
(Oklahoma) -- Cherokee veterans will soon not pay sales tax on items purchased from Cherokee Nation-owned businesses.
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Redskins
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Is This Veterans Day ‘Salute’ Offensive? (11/8/2012)
(Washington D.C.) -- Last week, NFL players wore camouflage-patterned stickers on their helmets and coaches wore ribbons attached to their shirts. Well, except for Mike...
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Pechanga Casino
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Pechanga to honor veterans with free buffet on Nov. 12 (11/2/2012)
(California) -- Pechanga is offering all active and veteran members of the U.S. Armed Forces a free meal at its popular Buffet on Monday, Nov. 12, it was recently...
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PECHANGA: Resort salutes military service with free buffet (10/23/2012)
(California) -- n celebration of Veterans Day, Pechanga Resort and Casino is saluting active duty and veteran military personnel with free admission to its buffet Monday...
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Pine Ridge
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Native Sun News: Oglala Sioux Tribe starts veterans cemetery (10/16/2012)
(South Dakota) -- On Thursday, Oct. 4, the Oglala Sioux Tribe in partnership with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs broke ground on a new tribal veterans cemetery.
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Maryland Gaming
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Md. veterans groups can begin applying for 5 gambling machines starting Oct. 1 (9/27/2012)
(Maryland) -- Veterans organizations in Maryland can apply next week for a license to have up to five instant lottery pull tab machines at their facilities to help raise...
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Montgomery County vets press for gambling (9/27/2012)
(Maryland) -- Advocates from Montgomery County veteran’s organizations, the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars, are lobbying the county’s House...
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Pull tabs at veterans organizations among new state laws Monday (9/27/2012)
(Maryland) -- Veterans organizations in Maryland can apply next week for a license to have up to five instant lottery pull-tab machines at their facilities to help raise...
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Other News
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U.S. House Acts to Help Native Veterans (5/22/2013)
(Washington D.C.) -- The U.S. House of Representatives passed bills May 21 that will impact Native veterans. It's a fitting time to move on this legislation, as May...
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Cherokee family honored for military service (5/22/2013)
(Oklahoma) -- The Cherokee Nation honored a Cherokee father and eight sons, all veterans, with a Cherokee Medal of Patriotism during the May 13 Tribal Council meeting.
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Navajo and Hopi Honor Riders make annual run honoring fallen soldiers (5/21/2013)
(Arizona) -- In 2002 Larry Noble, Bobby Martin and Lon and Lori Parker established the Navajo Hopi Honor Riders to honor the late Lori Ann Piestewa, the first Native...
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Native Americans had codes to victory (5/20/2013)
(Ohio) -- Almost everything about warfare changed throughout three big conflicts in the 20th century — World War I, World War II and the Vietnam War — except...
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Tribe's military service documentary earns Emmy nomination (5/11/2013)
(California) -- A documentary that started as a project to record a North County tribe’s history of military service has been nominated for an Emmy award.
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First Female Native American Graduates NMSU Army ROTC Program (5/9/2013)
(New Mexico) -- This month, Emily Juchniewicz will graduate from New Mexico State University with a degree in community health, the first of her siblings to earn a...
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Remembering Senator Daniel Inouye on Victory in Europe Day (5/9/2013)
(USA) -- Today, May 8, is celebrated as Victory in Europe Day. Sixty-eight years ago on this day victory over Germany was celebrated, Allied Forces rejoicing in the...
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Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Elder and World War II Veteran Honored (5/5/2013)
(Connecticut) -- A Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation elder was among more than 100 World War II veterans to be acknowledged in an honoring ceremony in Connecticut.
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Beyond the Call of Duty and Service (5/4/2013)
(Texas) -- Bridgeport, Texas, native Lt. Cmdr. Kenneth L. Vargas, Choctaw Nation, is one of seven United States Navy Sailors being featured in the U.S. Navy campaign...
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Pala documentary about tribe's history of military service in U.S. nominated for Emmy Award (5/2/2013)
(California) -- The Pala Band of Mission Indians is proud to announce that their documentary, "Defending the Homeland: Native American Veterans in the United States...
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Native American vets lack adequate health care services (4/29/2013)
(Washington D.C.) -- Native American veterans lack adequate health care services, despite a memo of understanding between the the Veterans Affairs Department and Indian...
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First female Native American to graduate NMSU Army ROTC program (4/26/2013)
(New Mexico) -- Emily Juchniewicz fought hard to maintain the group's cadence. With 55 pounds of military gear strapped to her back, she struggled to keep up with...
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Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe Needs Your Help to Honor Vets (4/26/2013)
(Nevada) -- The Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe Museum & Cultural Center, on the Pyramid Lake Paiute Reservation in Nevada, is working to create a new, permanent exhibit...
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American Indian veterans to be honored with plaque on Capitol's Court of Honor (4/25/2013)
(Minnesota) -- American Indian veterans will be honored with a memorial plaque to be placed on the state Capitol grounds. Gov. Mark Dayton signed a bill this week...
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Jerry Wolfe, Veteran and Elder, Honored by Tribe and USET (4/25/2013)
(Washington D.C.) -- During the recent United South and Eastern Tribes (USET) Impact Week in Washington, D.C., Jerry Wolfe, a member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee...
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Native women are modern day warriors (4/25/2013)
(Montana) -- Historically in many tribal cultures women warrior societies were not unheard of, and their bravery was just as fierce as the men who made up the majority...
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Native American memorial dedication set (4/17/2013)
(Oregon) -- The dedication of the All Nations Native American Veterans Memorial is set for 2:30 p.m. Saturday, April 20. The memorial is on the property of Bill and Gwin...
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Navajo Code Talker Albert Smith Walks On (4/17/2013)
(New Mexico) -- ICTMN has learned that Navajo Code Talker Albert Smith has passed away. The news was announced by the Our Navajo Code Talkers Facebook page earlier today.
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All nations, all wars (4/14/2013)
(Oregon) -- No one seems to know who sculpted the nearly life-size Native American on his horse alongside two stampeding bison, but the huge piece of art has ended up...
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Navajo Veteran fires back at Arizona Governor (4/13/2013)
(Arizona) -- Col. Joey Strickland (Choctaw) the former director of the Arizona Department of the Veterans’ Services resignation has sparked a negative effect on...
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