Main Character
Protagonist of the novel (American name)
Ned Begay
Name of the protection ceremony Ned receives to grant him good luck in the war
Blessingway
Germany, Japan, Italy
Changing one's culture to match the dominant culture
Ned Begay's original name
Kii Yazhi
What is the thing that the Navajo believe is most sacred?
- Land/animals
Name of the German leader in WW2
Adolf Hitler
To exclude someone or put them in a place of having no importance
Marginilization
What did Ned have to lie about to join the marines?
His age
What does the Navajo word for people translate to in English?
The ones with five fingers
What event led to the U.S. joining WW2?
Pearl Harbor
The quality of being holy, worthy of respect and reverence
Sacred
What does Ned's nickname, Wolachii, translate to?
Ant
Where were the Navajo believed to orginally be from?
Alaska/Canada
Which country was determined to take over the Pacific during WW2?
Japan
A national policy of avoiding involvement in other country's affairs
Isolationism
His small size
There is no word for __________ in Navajo (this comes up when Ned's uncle drops him off at school)
Goodbye
What is the motto of the Marines?
Semper Fidelis - Always Faithful
Beliefs customs and traditions of a specific group of people
Culture
What state do Ned and his family live in?
New Mexico
Name of the traumatic event that forced the Navajo from their home
The Long Walk
What is the name of the fort where Ned went to Boot Camp?
Fort Defiance
A group of people trained as a military unit
platoon
What career did Ned hope to have before joining the marines?
Teacher
The Navajo word for their sacred homeland
Dinetah
What is the date of Pearl Harbor?
December 7, 1941
disastrous or extremely bad
Catastrophic