NOTE to students: Before answering the questions, read the "Background" and see "Resources" below.

1. Who was John Kinsel Sr.?

2. What is Tribal President Buu Nygren doing to honor Mr. Kinsel?

3. How many Navajo Code Talkers were there during WWII? - How many had created the code based on their unwritten language?

4. How did the Navajo code improve the speed of translation in the Pacific during WWII?

5. a) Why didn’t anyone know anything about the Code Talkers until 1968?
b) Why do you think this was so?

6. What did President Ronald Reagan do to honor the Code Talkers in 1982? How is this day commemorated in Arizona each year?

7. a) How many Navajo Code Talkers from WW2 are alive today?
b) Consider the “Background” and videos from some of the links and in "Resources." How do you think Americans can/should honor these brave men today?