Tag: code talkers

Speaking and writing in code is not a novel experience for Native Americans. Symbolism and language are a huge part of Indigenous culture, and historically, the ability to share covert information amongst each other helped Natives survive nefarious situations. There are various instances of this in history. Think about when….

I’ve seen both my Native and non-Native friends reacting to Donald Trump’s Pocahontas comment in front of the Navajo codetalkers he was supposed to be honoring yesterday, and we’re all in agreement here, there is never a time or place for this kind of disrespect and behavior. A lot of….