IHS American Indian
Code Talker Exhibit
2007 Exhibit Schedule
Contact: Pauline Bruce
301-443-1653
To view a .pdf of the exhibit click here. PDF - 73KB
For a higher resolution .pdf file please contact Mike Durkin

Thursday, November 6
IHS Opening Ceremony
Great Hall
Hubert H. Humphrey Building
Washington, D.C.
10:00 A.M. - 12:00 Noon

Bush signs Code Talker recognition into law
Friday, October 17, 2008

H.R.4544, the Code Talkers Recognition Act,
was signed into law on Wednesday.

The bill awards the Congressional Gold Medal to Indian soldiers who used their languages to develop codes for the U.S. military. It identifies members of the Assiniboine, Cherokee, Cheyenne, Chippewa/Oneida, Choctaw, Comanche, Cree, Crow, Hopi, Kiowa, Menominee, Meskwaki, Muscogee, Osage, Pawnee, Sac and Fox, Seminole, and Sioux tribes as potential recipients of the award.

Congress previously recognized members of the Navajo Nation who served as Code Talkers. 

Governor O'Malley Signs House Bill 83 Creating
American Indian Heritage Day
as an Official State Holiday in Maryland. 

Members of Maryland Indian tribes, some in native dress, stood behind Gov. Martin O’Malley as he signed a bill designating the Friday after Thanksgiving as American Indian Heritage Day, a new State Holiday.  “Given the contributions and rich history of Native Americans to the fabric of our society, I thought it was only fitting to designate the day after Thanksgiving as American Indian Heritage Day,” said bill sponsor Talmadge Branch (D-Baltimore).  The day already is a holiday for state employees, even though it did not have a name. The first American Indian Day was declared on the second Saturday in May, 1916, by the Governor of New York.  Several states have designated Columbus Day as Native American Day.  Since 1995, U. S. Presidents annually have issued a proclamation designating the month of November as "National American Indian Heritage Month".