Armed with Our Language, We Went to War: The Navajo Code Talkers (Payson)

Payson Public Library 328 N McLane Rd, Payson, AZ, United States

- During WWII a select group of young Navajo men enlisted in the Marines with a unique weapon. Using the Navajo language, they devised a secret code that the enemy never deciphered.  For over 40 years a cloak of secrecy hung over the Code Talker’s service until the code was declassified and they were finally […]

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Rising from Invisibility:  Indigenous Arizona Women (Sedona)

Sedona Public Library 3250 White Bear Road, Sedona, AZ, United States

In many Southwestern matrifocal cultures, Indigenous women’s lives are modeled after female heroes and sacred women who exemplify and express courage and kinship values. Among some tribal cultures, rites of passage celebrate female creativity and the transformative nature of women, hence there was not a need for the concept of feminism. Nevertheless, Indigenous women’s lives […]

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A Celebration of Water’s Impact on Native American Culture

LaSala Ballroom - Arizona State University - West Campus 1390 N 47th Ave, Phoenix, AZ, United States

Join us for an exploration of the rich and diverse indigenous cultures of Arizona. Hear traditional stories that have been passed down for generations. See a traditional dance performance.  Learn about Native American tools and instruments, how they were made and how they were used.

From “Chief” to Code Talkers: Four Profiles of the Navajo Code Talkers

Chandler Basha Library 5990 S. Val Vista Dr., Chandler

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 4 […]

American Native: Native American

Heroes Regional Park Library 6075 N 83rd Ave, Glendale, AZ, United States

What is the experience of Native Americans in the U.S.? What is Native? What is Indian? What is Indigenous? The experiences of Native Americans in the U.S. are complex, and filled with a rich history marked simultaneously by pride, honor and achievement, and by political, religious and racial disparity. How does social media perpetuate stereotypes […]

The Navajo Long Walk (1863 through 1868): Through the Eyes of Navajo Women

Red Rock State Park - AZ State Parks 4050 Red Rock Loop Road, Sedona, AZ, United States

The Navajo people of old were forced to leave their homes and walk over 450 miles to Fort Sumner in eastern New Mexico where they were imprisoned on a small reservation. For four long years the Navajo people faced hunger, loneliness, disorientation, illnesses, severe environmental conditions, and hopelessness. Navajo women were forced to become warriors. […]

From “Chief” to Code Talker: Four Profiles of the Navajo Code Talkers

Superstition Mountain Museum 4087 N. Apache Trail, Apache Junction, AZ, United States

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 4 […]

It Takes a Nation to Heal

Florence Community Library 778 N. Main St., Florence, AZ, United States

Indigenous tribes today are finding themselves in crisis. Community initiatives are mobilizing to sustain water, land, language, youth, and heritage. Megan will shine light on the root causes of these major issues in “Indian Country,” and what healing looks like in the modern day. Megan LaRose is a member of the Navajo Nation. She comes […]

Our History is the Future with Nick Estes

Northern Arizona University Liberal Arts Room 120 700 S. Humphreys, Bldg 18, Flagstaff, AZ, United States

Join us as we delve into the latest chapter in the centuries-long struggle for Indigenous liberation. In this lecture, Nick Estes will discuss his latest work Our History is the Future. In 2016, a small protest encampment at the Standing Rock Reservation in North Dakota, initially established to block construction of the Dakota Access oil pipeline, […]

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