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Post by liverpoolannie on Aug 24, 2008 12:29:29 GMT -5
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Post by liverpoolannie on Aug 21, 2008 11:47:47 GMT -5
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Post by liverpoolannie on Aug 20, 2008 11:14:15 GMT -5
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Post by liverpoolannie on Aug 20, 2008 11:12:15 GMT -5
Hi Clair ! You're right ! ...... the Navajos weren't the only code talkers ! During World War I - Choctaw soldiers were organized into Company E of the 142nd Infantry Division, part of the Texas National Guard's 36th Infantry Division. While on the Western Front in France, an officer overheard two Choctaw soldiers talking to each other in their own language. Since American units had suffered losses because the Germans were able to listen to their radio conversations, the thought struck him that none of the Germans would understand the Choctaws' language. Eight Choctaws were quickly trained to become radio communicators, then six more. They developed a code that used Choctaw words for certain military terms and were assigned to different headquarters. During the German's major 1918 offensive in the Meuse-Argonne region, their communications resulted in a successful counterattack against the Germans, whose offensive - their last - ultimately failed. The Smithsonian Institute found that more than 17 tribes in all made immeasurable Code Talker contributions to the war effort - including the Choctaw, Comanche, Cheyenne, Cherokee, Osage, Yankton Sioux, Chippewa, Creek, Hopi, Kiowa, Menominee, Muscogee-Seminole, Navajo, Oneida, Pawnee, Sac and Fox and the Sioux from both the Lakota and Dakota dialects ..... like I said .... fascinating subject !! As I'm partial to Lakota Sioux .... thought you might like this !! Last of Lakota Sioux Code Talkers Recalls WWII Service Annie
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Post by liverpoolannie on Aug 19, 2008 22:35:24 GMT -5
Little Crow On August 5, 1851, Santee Sioux chief Little Crow signed a treaty with the federal government, ceding nearly all his people's territory in Minnesota. Though not happy with the agreement, he abided by it for many years. But in 1862, goaded by militants in his tribal council and angered at the delay in some federal payments to the Sioux, he launched a war against white settlements, which resulted in the pillaging of many farms and the deaths of more than a thousand whites. The uprising was quickly put down, and Little Crow fled to Canada with some of his followers. But he soon returned to Minnesota, and he was killed by a settler in 1863 while foraging for food in a forest outside of St. Paul. www.d.umn.edu/cla/faculty/tbacig/studproj/a1041/siouxup/LittleCrow.htm
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Post by liverpoolannie on Aug 19, 2008 22:31:30 GMT -5
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Post by liverpoolannie on Aug 16, 2008 20:49:00 GMT -5
He's lovely !! Better start saving up to buy dog food !! ..... he's going to eat you out of house and home !! Annie
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Post by liverpoolannie on Aug 16, 2008 20:46:22 GMT -5
Hi Dietmar ! .... This is probably not what you wanted but I found a couple of references in Mari Sandoz’s Crazy Horse Bad Heart Bull - Oglala Historian ..... painted stories of the people on skins ..... brother to Spotted Tailand then ..... Spotted Tail - “Brother” of Conquering Bear !! Annie
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Post by liverpoolannie on Aug 14, 2008 22:04:21 GMT -5
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Post by liverpoolannie on Aug 14, 2008 21:47:29 GMT -5
This looks interesting Wakalapi - I'm interested in the military aspects of the different tribes .... I tried to access the photos but couldn't do it .... is there a knack of doing it ?? I'm a techno duck I'm afraid !! Annie
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Post by liverpoolannie on Aug 14, 2008 21:29:45 GMT -5
This is a fascinating topic too ! ..... I've been doing some research lately with the Native American soldiers both WW1 and WW2 !! ..... these soldiers were very much left out in the cold when they came home .... took waaaay too much time for them to be recognised !! LAPAHIE.com 3.6 *\ *The Navajo Code Talkers I'd appreciate any knowledge you may have ! Annie
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Post by liverpoolannie on Aug 14, 2008 21:25:35 GMT -5
Oh Ladonna .... did you know about him too ? .... I'd love to see a picture !! Annie
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Post by liverpoolannie on Aug 12, 2008 20:00:48 GMT -5
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Post by liverpoolannie on Aug 12, 2008 14:45:29 GMT -5
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Post by liverpoolannie on Aug 9, 2008 21:05:48 GMT -5
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