The Lakota code talkers, all of whom have passed away, will be recognized with a Congressional Gold Medal on Nov. 20. The military used code talkers to send messages in Native American languages, which prevented German and Japanese forces from being able to intercept and translate them
For 67 South Dakotans, World War II was that tense time in history when their country depended on them to operate a secret weapon no one else understood: the Dakota/Lakota language.
