Choctaw Code Talkers
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In 1918, not yet citizens of the United States, Choctaw members of the American Expeditionary Forces were asked by the government to use their Native language as a powerful tool against the German Forces in World War I, setting a precedent for code talking as an effective military weapon and establishing them as America's Original Code Talkers. More »
Program Length: 57 minutes
Production Staff: Valerie Red-Horse (Cherokee), Producer/Director/Writer; Gale Anne Hurd, Producer/Writer
Production Companies: Red-Horse Native Productions, Inc. and Valhalla Motion Pictures
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Format: DVD
Additional Resources: Viewer Discussion Guide
Public Broadcast Release: October 2010
Co-produced by Red-Horse Native Productions, Inc., Valhalla Motion Pictures and Native American Public Telecommunications, Inc. (NAPT), Choctaw Code Talkers will transport viewers back to World War I for an intimate and engaging look into the lives of these brave men, their families, their dreams and their patriotism to a country who would remember them as heroes, but not until after their death.
Tags: language, citizenship, veterans, choctaw, world war one, history
Product ID: CCTA-10-H
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