Navajo Code Talkers

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Title:
Navajo Code Talkers
Description:
A documentary film using interviews and archival footage to show the vital role a small group of Navajo Marines played in the Pacific during World War II. Includes 1940s archival footage of Navajo life as well as scenes of World War II. Featured are interviews with Navajo Chairman Peter MacDonald, artist and scholar Carl Gorman, and Taos artist R.C. Gorman. Received a special Presidential commendation by Ronald Reagan.
Producer:
McCarthy, Tom
Speaker:
Reagan, Ronald
Host:
MacDonald, Peter, 1928-
Date:
1986
Format:
Film/Video
Genre:
Documentary
Location:
Vision Maker Media
Collection (local):
American Archive of Public Broadcasting Collection
Series:
Vision Maker Media
Subjects:
History
Local Communities
Race and Ethnicity
Military Forces and Armaments
Extent:
00:27:34
Link to Item:
https://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-508-057cr5nw61
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