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[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 60 points 10 months ago (2 children)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Code_talker

A code talker was a person employed by the military during wartime to use a little-known language as a means of secret communication. The term is most often used for United States service members during the World Wars who used their knowledge of Native American languages as a basis to transmit coded messages. In particular, there were approximately 400 to 500 Native Americans in the United States Marine Corps whose primary job was to transmit secret tactical messages. Code talkers transmitted messages over military telephone or radio communications nets using formally or informally developed codes built upon their indigenous languages. The code talkers improved the speed of encryption and decryption of communications in front line operations during World War II and are credited with some decisive victories. Their code was never broken.

[–] deathmetal27@lemmy.world 25 points 10 months ago (3 children)
[–] saltesc@lemmy.world 9 points 10 months ago

Also The X-Files. The truth is out there, but only in Navajo Edition.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anasazi_(The_X-Files)

[–] markz@suppo.fi 4 points 10 months ago

If it exists, there's a Nic Cage movie about it

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

Peter Stormare trying to speak with a thick Texas accent is the worst acting I have ever seen. I mean that.

[–] JcbAzPx@lemmy.world 12 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

It wasn't just a little known language; its nature made it uniquely incomprehensible when encoded. The Japanese even had captured Navajo who weren't code talkers who couldn't help decode the messages even if they wanted to.

[–] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 21 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Using Gravity Falls to make fun of Imperial Japan, two of my favorite things at the same time!

[–] jaybone@lemmy.zip 2 points 10 months ago (3 children)

Is there a different gravity falls? The one I’m thinking of wasn’t animated.

[–] Trainguyrom@reddthat.com 8 points 10 months ago (1 children)

It's an animated Disney show from around 2015 or so. Honestly it's way better than it has any business being and it's worth watching beginning to end.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gravity_Falls

Another animated kids show with similar vibes that's worth watching is Owl House. Unfortunately Disney did them dirty and Owl House didn't get as clean of a wrap up like Gravity Falls did but it's definitely worth a watch too

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Owl_House

[–] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago

People who want more Owl House should pop on over to !theowlhouse@lemmy.world where comics drawn by MoringMark are regularly posted. They are very true to form for the show and expands the universe and lore. Generally, what amusing and wholesome things happened after the show ended.

[–] JcbAzPx@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

There's a non-animated version?

[–] jaybone@lemmy.zip 6 points 10 months ago

I think I was thinking of a show called Wonderfalls.

[–] badelf@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 10 months ago (1 children)

But under Orange Menace, Navajos that once saved America's ass are not 'real' 'murcans

[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 8 points 10 months ago

It's a white (and orange) man's country now, I guess.

Fuck.

[–] moshankey@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago

Real patriots.

[–] OpenPassageways@lemmy.zip 4 points 10 months ago

With the way native Americans were treated historically, it's somewhat surprising that none of them defected to the Japanese.