School Days
This is the language Ned was forbidden from speaking when he was sent away to boarding school.
Navajo
Graduation Day
May 20th
Where was the school located?
Gallup, NM
What was used to win the war?
Hogan
Navajo home
To look more "American," the school teachers did this to the students' hair as soon as they arrived.
Shave (cut)
How was Ned when he enlisted?
16
Where did the fight take place?
Iwo Jima
What is used to send messages?
Signals
Awee Yazhi
Little baby
What happens to Ned when he speaks his native language?
He is punished (soap in mouth, disciplined)
What military division fought?
Marines
Where did the Marines train in WWII?
The Big Island of Hawaii
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Who is the principal?
Kii Yazhi
Little boy
The type of school Ned is forced to attend as a child.
Boarding School
How many men were first recruited?
29
What ocean did battles take place?
* Double Bonus* Pacific Ocean
What is May 5th day?
Cinco de Mayo
What was taken from the students to "fit in"?
Traditional clothes, hair, culture
Who drove Ned to school?
Uncle
How many chapters?
29
What country was defeated in WWII?
Japan
May the force be with you
MAY 4TH
What is the name of the code?
Morse *Double Bonus*