Resolution CJ-1-42
1/12/1942
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This resolution was approved by a vote of the Navajo Tribal Council in the days following the United States' entry into World War II. It declared the Navajo Nation's loyalty to the American government and their willingness to support the war effort.
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Signed by the chairman and vice-chairman on January 12, 1942, the Navajo Tribal Council passed this resolution supporting the war effort and pledging their loyalty to the United States. During World War II, more than 500 Navajos served in the U.S. Marines, most of them as code talkers. The code talkers transmitted messages—not one was ever decoded by the Japanese—in their extremely complex native language.
This primary source comes from the Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
National Archives Identifier: 7830195
Full Citation: Resolution CJ-1-42; 1/12/1942; Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Record Group 75. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/documents/document/resolution-cj142, April 26, 2024]Rights: Public Domain, Free of Known Copyright Restrictions. Learn more on our privacy and legal page.