In a time where many Indigenous languages are endangered, two University of Wisconsin affiliates are working to bring new life to the Navajo language by developing science terms that previously did ...
Navajo code talkers used their language to devise a code that helped America win WWII. Many Native American children were punished for speaking their native tongues. The code talkers' legacy is an ...
Navajo language classes in Albuquerque are helping Navajo students reconnect with their at-risk language and, more broadly, their culture. The Navajo language, or Diné bizaad, is one of the most ...
Students from the Department of Linguistics and the Department of American Indian Studies wrote and directed a play, “Hai Dooleeł,” in the Diné language and showcased it Friday, Nov. 30, in the Social ...
During World War II, the U.S. Marine Corps used Navajo speakers to transmit fast, secure tactical messages across the Pacific ...
NOW. OUR DRIVE RUNS THROUGH THE 21ST. AS WE KNOW, NAVAJO CODE TALKERS PLAYED A VITAL ROLE DURING WORLD WAR TWO. AND AS WE CELEBRATE NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH, SASHA LENNINGER EXPLAINS HOW THEY ...