Navajo: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	Diné • Navaho

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Infographic about Navajo Code Talkers in World War II, featuring statistics on the number of participants, code examples, a map showing other tribes involved, and facts about the code's speed and unbreakable status. Text highlights their key role in the U.S. victory over Japan and notes that over 800 messages were sent error-free during the battle of Iwo Jima.

Navajo code talker

Several small houses stand in front of tall, layered red sandstone cliffs north of Many Farms on the Navajo Indian Reservation in Arizona.

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Navajo Code Talkers Infographic Navajo weaving Indigenous peoples of the American Southwest Apache Pueblo peoples Hopi Yuman A:Shiwi Mojave Pima Tohono O’odham Mimbres Karankawa

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Manuelito

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