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Le Code Navajo
In French, read about the Navajo specialists who used their language to help defeat the Japanese in WWII. These Native Americans saved 1000s of lives with their spy code skills.
Countries and Their Cultures
Countries and Their Cultures: Multicultural America: Navajos
Provides an overview of the traditional culture and lifestyle of the Navajos. (Note: Content is not the most current.)
Countries and Their Cultures
Countries and Their Cultures: Navajo
Learn about the culture of the Navajo tribe. Explore topics such as their history, cultural values, religion, and sociopolitical organization.
Stephen Byrne
History for Kids: Navajo Tribe
History for Kids give us an overview of the history of the Navajo tribe, native to the areas of Utah, New Mexico and Arizona. Provides interesting facts.
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian American Art Museum: Charlie Willeto
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, Charlie Willeto is described here along with information on his contributions to art through his carving in the Navajo tradition.
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian American Art Museum: Johnson Antonio
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, this site provides biographical information on Johnson Antonio. Antonio was a Navajo artist who, through carving secular human figures, went against traditional Native American...
Scholastic
Scholastic: Code Talker Discussion Guide
This resource is a discussion guide for Joseph Bruchac's book, Code Talker: A Novel about the Navajo Marines of World War II.
University of Groningen
American History: Outlines: The Enduring Mystery of the Anasazi
Time-worn pueblos and dramatic cliff towns, set amid the stark, rugged mesas and canyons of Colorado and New Mexico, mark the settlements of some of the earliest inhabitants of North America, the Anasazi (a Navajo word meaning "ancient...
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian American Art Museum: Florence Riggs
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, Florence Riggs is described here along with information on his contributions to art through her weaving (Navajo).
Utah Education Network
Uen: Utah History Encyclopedia
This is a resource about the state of Utah. Includes images and articles on everything from geology to famous people in the state.
University of Groningen
American History: Outlines: The Enduring Mystery of the Anasazi
Time-worn pueblos and dramatic "cliff towns," set amid the stark, rugged mesas and canyons of Colorado and New Mexico, mark the settlements of some of the earliest inhabitants of North America, the Anasazi (a Navajo word meaning "ancient...
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Code Talker
This encyclopedia entry from Wikipedia explores the role of Native American code talkers during World War II. Content focuses on how the code was developed, as well as why the code remained unbroken throughout the duration of the war.
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Lake Powell: Vertebrate Fossils
This site contains several pictures of vertebrate fossils. The text would be too difficult for elementary school but the pictures of the vertebrates could be used to supplement the lesson plan.
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