leaving home
who took Ned to the Mission school on the first day?
Neds uncle
Where was the first place Ned was shipped to after code school?
Hawaii
What happened to Henry Tsosie?
He left his foxhole at night and was killed by friendly fire from a medic
Bilagaanaa
white people
what war were the Navajos first used for being code talkers?
World War 2
what happens to the students when they speak Navajo?
they get soap in their mouth.
what is the name of the camp where Ned went to Code School?
Camp Elliott
What was the name of the instructor that the Navajo marines liked to tackle?
Corporal Radant
Wolachii-
ant
What type of radio did the code talkers use at the beginning of the war?
A TBX radio
at boot camp, Ned and the other Navajo's enjoyed doing this.
terrorizing their favorite teacher by fighting in his class and stabbing his tent with bayonets.
Where did Ned's platoon invade as part of Operation Cartwheel?
Bougainville
Who had the extra duty of making sure Ned wasn't a victim of friendly fire?
Smitty (and Georgia Boy)
ts'ǫǫsí
what month did the first Navajo code talkers get recruited?
may
what did "Tradition is the Enemy of Progress" mean to the teachers at the school?
tradition/speaking Navajo will not allow you to learn new things, tradition will hold you back.
What was the name of the residential school that Ned attended as a child?
Rehoboth Mission
who was one of the code talkers who trained Ned and his peers at Code School?
John Benally or Johnny Manuelito.
Biye
son of
what were the rules for sending messages?
Send - Receive - Roger - Move
Ned survives the challenges of boarding school and war by doing what?
remembering where he came from.
Where did the Navajo have to walk to for the Long Walk?
Bosque Redondo Reservation or Fort Sumner
The first time Ned met Georgia Boy, what 3 things did he learn from that event?
Not all white people are born knowing everything.
White men are no different from Navajos.
No matter who they are people can always learn from each other.
Bilasaanaa-
apple
at what time did the code talkers get together to learn the new updates to the code?
in-between battles