13 Resources Honoring All Code Talkers
It’s been three years today since the largest Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony took place in Washington, D.C. in 2013. On November 20, family members and hundreds of other invited guests joined the U.S. Mint to celebrate the unique service of all American Indian Code Talkers of World War I and World War II. It was one of the most memorable and inspiring days of my life. I’ve gathered some links for you to experience the ceremony yourself.
Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony
November 20, 2013
1- Dr. William C. Meadows 2016 article UCLA American Indians Studies
2- Westside News 2013 article
3- Senator Tim Johnson speaks at the Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony
4- Pentagon video about the ceremony
5- CSPAN video of entire ceremony
6- Rep. Ron Kind speaks at the Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony
7- Speaker John Boehner speaks at the Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony, thanking Code Talker Edmund Harjo
8- Rep. Tom Cole speaks at the Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony
9- Bismarck Tribune News article about Dakota Ceremony
10- Indianz.com links to Code Talker articles, including the last surviving Mohawk Code Talker
11- Native American Code Talker Medals at the U.S. Mint
12- Making of the Code Talker Medals
13- Artist Frank Morris designed three medals video shows footage from ceremony, honor guard enters, Code Talkers’ tribes announced, band playing; also several displays of portraits painted by artist