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10:00 am
From “Chief” to Code Talker: Four Profiles of the Navajo Code Talkers with Laura Tohe
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During WWII a group of young Navajo men enlisted in the Marines without knowing that they would be called on to develop a secret code against the Japanese military. This select group of Code Talkers devised a Navajo language code that was accurate, quick, never broken, and saved many American lives. This talk profiles four... Read More
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The Geography of the Mexico-U.S. Border with Scott Warren
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The boundary between Mexico and the United States is forefront in the American imagination. But unless we are from the borderland or have spent significant time there ourselves, most of what we think about the border is likely shaped by what we hear from the media and our political leaders. This presentation takes a broad... Read More
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