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Native American Code Talkers

September 7, 2016 by Laurie Wilson

Dr. Meadows with Joseph R. Day Jr. (Laguna), holding the Laguna Code Talker Congressional Gold Medal.
Dr. Meadows with Joseph R. Day Jr. (Laguna), holding the Laguna Code Talker Congressional Gold Medal.

Dr. Bill Meadows (Sociology and Anthropology) served as the keynote speaker for the Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony at Laguna Pueblo, NM on July 29. The event was held to recognize Mr. Joseph R. Day Sr., a Laguna Code Talker who served with fourteen other natives from several tribes in a radio net in the Pacific Theater of WW II.

On September 4 Dr. Meadows reported on his research and findings on the Choctaw Code Talkers at the annual Choctaw Nation Fair in Tuskahoma, OK.

Dr. Meadows’ research, congressional testimony and publications contributed to the passage of the Code Talker Recognition Act of 2008, awarding Congressional Gold and Silver medals to each tribe and all Native Americans who served as code talkers.

Dr. Meadows with Nuchi Nashoba, the President of the Choctaw Code Talkers Association at the Choctaw Nation Council Chambers in Tuskahoma, Oklahoma.
Dr. Meadows with Nuchi Nashoba, the President of the Choctaw Code Talkers Association at the Choctaw Nation Council Chambers in Tuskahoma, Oklahoma.

Filed Under: Anthropology, Awards, Conference, Faculty, Field Work, Native American Studies, Recognition, Sociology and Anthropology

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