Navajo librarian and author, Danielle Burbank (Hashk’ąąhadzohi, born for Tséńjíkiní, maternal grandfather is Tábąąhá and paternal grandfather is Dziłtł’ahnii. Danielle holds a Masters in Library Science from the University of Arizona. She has been a librarian for nearly 20 years. Her interests include writing, listening to audiobooks and podcasts.
In 1942, the United States Marine Corps selected 29 Navajo men to create a code based on the Navajo language and are commonly referred as Navajo Code Talkers.
An excerpt from the book, “Navajo Code Talkers have often been questioned about why they wanted to fight in a war to help the US government – the same government that removed the Dine’ from their homelands and forced them to attend boarding schools.
War creates an imbalance for individuals and their connection to their homelands. War goes against hozho, the traditional Dine’ teaching of balance. Some Navajo Code Talkers enlisted in order to restore balance, protect their homelands, and help end the war.”
Date
November 11, 2024
Time
11:30 am
Location
Henderson Fine Arts Center, Room 9012
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