CSPAN3 Oral Histories George Colburn Interview On Navajo Code Talker Samuel Jesse... July 15, 2024
A warrior tradition in a tribe that had been obviously overrun by the american military. Not within their lifetime but the lifetime of their grandparents. They grew up with grandparents remembered what they called euphemistically the long walks into captivity. So, they were, i was quite amazed, starting out to learn that they wanted to go back and fight on behalf of the american government, which didnt even recognize them as citizens yet, they had no right to vote. And their poverty was, you know, documented by the bureau of indian affairs. And its horrendous. How they lived at that time. But ...