Choctaw Code Talkers

Choctaw Code Talkers returning to the U.S. from fighting in WWI on June 7, 1919. Photo by National Archives. Download
For Station Use OnlyChoctaw Code Talkers returning to the U.S. from fighting in WWI on June 7, 1919. Photo by National Archives. Download
For Station Use OnlyChoctaw Code Talkers returning to the U.S. from fighting in WWI on June 7, 1919. Photo by National Archives. Bertram Bobb posing in the church with his Choctaw Hymn Book. Photo by Bill Sheehy.Download
For Station Use OnlyBertram Bobb posing in the church with his Choctaw Hymn Book. Photo by Bill Sheehy.Picture of the Oklahombi family. Joseph, in his Army uniform, sits on his front porch with his parents. Photo by National Archives. Download
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Choctaw Code Talkers

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Distributor:

  • NETA

Category/Status:

Release Date: 
Saturday October 23, 2010
Expiration Date: 
Monday October 22, 2018

Renewal Date: 10/23/2014

Broadcast Rights: Six (6) releases over four (4) years beginning 10/23/2010; SCH/1YR (for K‐12); V.O.D./1YR; and non‐commercial cable rights.

Royalty free to members and subscribers of the National Educational Telecommunications Association (NETA).

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In 1918, not yet citizens of the United States, Choctaw members of the American Expeditionary Forces were asked to use their Native language as a powerful tool against the German Forces in World War I--setting a precedent for code talking as an effective military weapon and establishing them as America's original code talkers.

Bios

Valerie Red-Horse

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Type of Feed: 
Station Feed
NOLA Code: 
CCTK 0K1

Feed Date/Time:

Start: 
Saturday October 25, 2014 - 16:00 ET
End: 
Saturday October 25, 2014 - 17:00 ET

Resources

Press Release(s): 
Choctaw Code Talkers, a documentary about Amer ica’s World War I heroes, comes to public television in Fall 2010

Educational Materials: 
Handout, Lesson Plan, and Viewer Guide

In the News/Reviews for Choctaw Code Talkers

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Educational Edition: $225 | Home Edition: $29.95

Silver Award, California Film AwardsAward of Merit, Los Angeles Cinema Festival Awards
 
 

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