Sioux code talkers of World War II

By Andrea M. Page

Subjects: Juvenile literature, United states, armed forces, juvenile literature, Indians of North America -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature, Indian Participation, World war, 1939-1945, World War, 1939-1945, Indian code talkers -- Juvenile literature, Indians of north america, juvenile literature, World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, Indian -- Juvenile literature, Armed Forces, Indians of North America, Indians, Indians of north america, history, Dakota Indians, Cryptography, United States -- Armed Forces -- Indians -- Juvenile literature, World war, 1939-1945, juvenile literature, Indian code talkers, History, World War, 1939-1945 -- Cryptography -- Juvenile literature, Dakota Indians -- Juvenile literature, United states, armed forces

Description: "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.