Sioux code talkers of World War II
By: Andrea M. Page
Publisher: Pelican Publishing; Pelican
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 128
ISBN-13: 9781455622436
Copyright date: 2017
Subjects: Indian code talkers; Cryptography; Dakota Indians; Indians; Indian Participation; Indians of North America; World War, 1939-1945; History; Juvenile literature; 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 117-124) and index.

Grades 4-6.
Table of contents: title: Connecting to the past : a story of home (1940s); title: Traditional life : home on the plains (1800s); title: Warriors in the First Cavalry Division : joining the Seventh (1941-1944); title: Island hopping : Leyte and Luzon (1944-1945); title: Santo Thomas Internment Camp (1942-1945); title: Eable feathers for the code talkers.