Native Words • Native Warriors is a Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibit devoted to World War I and World War II Native American code talkers and veterans from more than a dozen different tribes. The exhibit will be displayed at the John Vaughan Library at Northeastern State University in Tahlequah from January 25 through April 7, 2014 In conjunction with the opening of the exhibition, the Sequoyah Institute is sponsoring a lecture by Dr. William Meadows, author of The Commanche Code Talkers of WWII, on Thursday, January 30 at 6:30 pm in the universitys Webb Auditorium. The lecture is free and open to the public. A reception and book signing will follow in the John Vaughan Library, where the exhibit will also be open for viewing. For more information on the lecture, contact the Sequoyah Institute at 918-458-2075. For more information on the exhibit, and to access lesson plans, resource lists, and information on school visits, go to: nsuok.edu/nativewordsnativewarriors.aspx. For additional information, contact Susan Voitte at 918-444-3235 or at [email protected] --by William R. Young Public Information Manager Oklahoma Department of Libraries 200 NE 18th Street Oklahoma City, OK 73105 (w) 405-522-3562 (c) 405-370-3750 [email protected] Please note the new e-mail address above.
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