Code Talkers Recognition Act News Today

A medal containing nearly nine ounces of silver, presented to an individual Native American Code Talker for applying native language skills to wartime communications sold for $1,440.

Native American “Code Talkers” played a crucial role in the allied victory in World War II. Coined by the U.S. Marine Corps, a “Code Talker” is the term given to American Indians who used their tribal languages to send secret coded communications on the battlefield. Although the tactic of using native languages to transmit secret messages was first tested in World War I, it wasn’t until World War II that the US military developed a specific policy to recruit and train Native American s...

Did you know veteran Indigenous men and women make up the highest per capita rate of people serving in the U.S. Armed Forces since the American Revolution?

Code talker, any of more than 400 Native American soldiers who transmitted sensitive wartime messages by speaking their native languages, using them as codes. In World War I and especially in World War II, the code talkers provided U.S. forces with fast communications over open radio waves.

Code talker, any of more than 400 Native American soldiers who transmitted sensitive wartime messages by speaking their native languages, using them as codes. In World War I and especially in World War II, the code talkers provided U.S. forces with fast communications over open radio waves.

The highway designation will run through Todd, Tripp and Gregory counties, along with the Rosebud Indian Reservation.