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Podcast: Native ChocTalk
Episode: S6, E1, Pt2: Dr. William Meadows on “The First Code Talkers, Native American Communicators of World War I”, Part 2
Description: I hope you’ll enjoy episode 2 of this 5-part series on the most requested topic from my listeners – The Code Talkers.
Meet scholar and Anthropologist, Dr. William Meadows, Professor at Missouri State University who shares about the groundbreaking research detailed in his book, “The First Code Talkers, Native American Communicators of World War I”. Get ready to experience a mix of oral history, individual soldiers’ accounts and newspapers, truly bringing these heroes’ stories to life.
In episode 2 you’ll learn about:
The Choctaw Code Talkers
How Native boarding schools prepared many Native American boys for the milita...