Sioux code talkers of World War II

"The author's great-uncle John Bear King was a Sioux Indian in the First Cavalry in the Second World War. Her book follows seven Sioux who put aside a long history of prejudice against their people and joined the fight against Japan, using their native language as a secret code for the Americans. Th...

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Main Author: Page, Andrea M. (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: Gretna, LA : Pelican Publishing Company, 2017.
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245 1 0 |a Sioux code talkers of World War II /  |c Andrea M. Page. 
264 1 |a Gretna, LA :  |b Pelican Publishing Company,  |c 2017. 
300 |a 128 pages :  |b illustrations, maps ;  |c 23 cm 
336 |a text  |2 rdacontent 
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504 |a Includes bibliographical references (pages 117-124) and index. 
520 |a "The author's great-uncle John Bear King was a Sioux Indian in the First Cavalry in the Second World War. Her book follows seven Sioux who put aside a long history of prejudice against their people and joined the fight against Japan, using their native language as a secret code for the Americans. The Sioux and other tribal code-talking groups have historically taken a backseat to the Navajo Code Talkers, until a presidential act of recognition was signed in 2008."--Provided by publisher. 
521 0 |a Grades 4-6. 
505 0 |a Connecting to the past : a story of home (1940s) -- Traditional life : home on the plains (1800s) -- Warriors in the First Cavalry Division : joining the Seventh (1941-1944) -- Island hopping : Leyte and Luzon (1944-1945) -- Santo Thomas Internment Camp (1942-1945) -- Eable feathers for the code talkers. 
650 0 |a World War, 1939-1945  |x Cryptography  |v Juvenile nonfiction. 
650 0 |a Indian code talkers  |v Juvenile nonfiction. 
650 0 |a Dakota Indians  |v Juvenile nonfiction. 
650 0 |a World War, 1939-1945  |x Participation, Indian  |v Juvenile nonfiction. 
651 0 |a United States  |x Armed Forces  |x Indians  |v Juvenile nonfiction. 
650 0 |a Indigenous peoples  |z America  |x History  |y 20th century  |v Juvenile nonfiction. 
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