Ned
What race is Ned?
Navajo/Native American
what did jewelry, hats and other clothing represent?
Love from their people (specifically parents)
what was Neds punishment when he spoke Navajo
his mouth was washed out very aggressively with soap
Who was the war with?
Japan
what is the authors name
Joseph Bruchac
What part of the Army was he in?
Marines (code talker)
Why was boarding school different to Navajos?
because they don't have schools
How old were the people when they start boarding school
6 years old
Where and how was ned injured?
He got sniped in the shoulder on guam
how old is the author?
81 years old
what was Neds original name?
Kii Yázhi
what ceremony do the navajo perform to bless/protect people?
they perform the tribal blessingway ceremony
how did the teachers see ned
they saw him as a model student
what was the main war strategy the japanese used?
Banzai attacks
what college did the author attend?
Syracuse University
how old was ned when he left for boarding school?
6 years old
What does the corn pollen represent?
A blessing
What was Neds teachers name in boarding school
John Benally
what islands did neds fleet capture?
Bougainville, Guam, Iwo Jima, and Okinawa
what sport did the author play?
He was a varsity wrestler
What clan was Ned born for and to?
for mud clan and to towering house.
what do they do at the tribal blessingway ceremony?
ceremonially bathed and sung over in the morning and blessed with corn pollen. The ceremony resumes in the evening, the following dawn, Ned scatters pollen and inhales the morning.
Who got repeatedly beaten for speaking Navajo?
John Roanhorse
How many american lives were lost in the japanese and american war during WWII
over 111,000 deaths
when did the author start writing?
second grade