Prominent Native American figures in U.S. military history have been erased from the U.S. Department of Defense’s website as ...

Prior to the arrival of European settlers, the Navajo people, who call themselves the Diné, lived in a large area around the modern-day four corners region, centered on Northeast Arizona.

After widespread criticism, the Defense Department has begun restoring links to Navajo Code Talkers on its websites.

“Getting people to speak Navajo is a big plus,” Martin said ... the idea Indigenous languages are not languages of the past and can be used in a modern context to talk about novel concepts. “These are ...