NAVAJO WEAPON details the little known stories of the Navajo code talkers
of WWII, who remained a military secret for 24 years. In 1942, after
years of punishment in government boarding schools, Navajo tribal men
agreed to use their language to develop a combat vocabulary for the Marine
Corps that would be indecipherable to the Japanese. McClain's book
provides the only accurate and detailed account of the unique
circumstances that led to the development of the only unbreakable oral
communication code in modern military history.
Carl Gorman's service to others has been reflected throughout his life as
a code talker, artist, educator and tribal leader. After the war he went
on to become a leader in Native American studies of culture, art and
language holding such positions as lecturer in the Applied Behavioral
Science Dept. at the University of California at Davis, Director of
Native Healing Sciences at the Navajo Health Authority, and instructor at
the University of New Mexico in Gallup. His art is currently in
collections at the Hyde Gallery and the U.S. Department of the Interior.
In 1990 he was bestowed an honorary doctorate by the Univ. of New
Mexico. He currently resides on the Navajo Reservation in Arizona.
ITINERARY:
Sunday Sept 17
University of North Texas, Denton, TX
Contact: Ray De Los Santos 817-565-4675
1:30 p.m. Lecture & demonstration of the code
Monday Sept 18
East Texas State University, Commerce, TX
Contact: Dr. James Conrad 903-886-5737
10:00-11:00 am Lecture and demonstration
11:00-12 pm Booksigning
Sequoyah's Book and Coffee House, 5930 F Royal Ln, Dallas
Contact: 214-987-2800
7:00-8:00 pm Booksigning
Tuesday Sept 19th
Mountainview Community College, 4849 W Illinois, E Campus
Performance Hall
Contact: Tribal American Network 214-296-9431
11:00 am Lecture
6:00 pm Reception
7:00 pm Program honoring the Navajo code talkers & booksigning
Wednesday Sept 20th
Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Dallas
3839 W. Kiest, Oak Cliff, TX
Contact: Tribal American Network 214-296-9431
7:00 pm Lecture and booksigning
Thursday Sept 21st
Dallas Independent School District
3700 Ross, Dallas, TX
Contact: Tribal Am. Network 214-296-9431
10 am Lecture on importance of teaching native cultures and languages
Friday Sept 22nd
University of Texas at Austin, TX
Contact: Prof. Pauline Strong 512-471-7531
10:00 am Lecture
University Co-op, 2246 Guadalupe, Austin, TX
Contact: Ella Watson 512-476-7211
11:30-1:30 pm Booksigning
American Indian Resource & Education Coalition, Austin, TX
Contact: Penny Postoak, 512-303-2721
6 pm Dinner, reception, lecture and booksigning
Saturday, Sept 23rd
Canton, TX Site of the murder of Chief Bowles and future location of the
American Indian Heritage Center of Texas
Contact: Am. Indian Heritage Center 214-701-0074
for information on these sessions:
8:30 am Honoring of the land
talley@netcom.com
Poets of East Texas, Tyler, TX
10:00 am Reception and booksigning
University of Texas at Tyler, TX
Robert Muntz Library 4th Floor
2-4 pm Lecture, booksigning, and program