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Congressional Gold Medals Awarded in Honor of WWI, WWII Code Talkers Veterans Gathering 9th Annual honored to give Choctaw thanks Pow Wow Page 3 Pages 8-11 Page 14 BISKINIK CHANGE SERVICE REQUESTED PRESORT STD P.O. Box 1210 AUTO Durant OK 74702 U.S. POSTAGE PAID CHOCTAW NATION BISKINIKThe Official Publication of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma December 2013 Issue Tribal Council meets in regular November session The Choctaw Nation Tribal Council met in regular session on Nov. 9 at Tvshka Homma. Council members voted to: • Approve applications for Transitional Living Program, Maternity Group Homes, Promising Program Grant and Senior Farmers’ Market Nutri- tion Program. • Approve the investment in Architect in Partnership Enter- prises. • Approve the grazing lease in McCurtain County. • Approve to amend CB 31-12 Choctaw Nation: LISA REED allocating money to Boys and Chief Gregory E. Pyle holds the Congressional Gold Medal Perry and Thomas Williston, Assistant Chief Gary Batton, Girls Club of Durant. awarded to the Nation in honor of the Code Talkers of World retired Lt. Gen. Leroy Sisco, former Congressman Dan Boren, • Approve the rescission of Wars I and II. Joining him are, from left, Councilmen Ronald and Councilmen Delton Cox, Anthony Dillard and Bob Pate. CB 30-2005. The Choctaw Nation Tribal Council holds its regular ses- sion at 10 a.m. on the second Saturday of each month in the Congressional Gold Medals awarded Council Chambers at Tvshka Homma. in honor of WWI, WWII Code Talkers Over 18 By LARISSA COPELAND We’ve all become so Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma close and so attached to this cause. It’s up to us years old? The highest honor bestowed by Congress – the Congressional Gold to continue to tell their Don’t forget to update Medal – was awarded to the Choctaw Nation, along with 32 other tribes story. We do it in order your membership card on Wednesday, Nov. 20, in recognition of the bravery, honor and commit- to honor the men that ment of their Native American Code Talkers, who used their language as went to war. If you have recently turned 18 an unbreakable code for transmitting messages on the battlefield during “I’m thankful to the or will be turning 18 within the World Wars I and II. Leaders of the U.S. House and Senate honored these Choctaw Nation and for next 60 days and have not yet Code Talkers in a Congressional Gold Medal ceremony held in Emancipa- the display they’ve obtained your Adult Membership tion Hall of the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center in Washington, D.C. created in Tvshka Leaders of each of the tribes or nations of the Code Talkers, all but one Homma,” she continues. card please complete a new of whom have passed away, were presented the gold medals at the “It will allow Choctaws Tribal Membership application ceremony. Chief Gregory E. Pyle accepted the gold medal on behalf of the for many generations to and return to the Choctaw Na- Choctaw Code Talkers. learn of their legacy, tion Tribal Membership Depart- “It was an extremely humbling honor to accept the award on behalf of read their story and see ment. our brave Choctaw warriors,” said Chief Gregory E. Pyle. “Many people their medals.” The application can be found worked tirelessly to see our Code Talkers honored for their brave, gallant Another family online at choctawnation.com or actions in battle. The Choctaw Code Talkers were the original group to use member, D.G. Smalling, their native language as a weapon. That one small group of Choctaw men great-grandson of Code by contacting the Tribal Mem- helped turn the tide during World War I and was so successful that their Talker Calvin Wilson, bership office at 1-800-522-6170 method of communications was repeated in World War II. I’m proud to said to finally have the or 580-924-8280. see their courageous actions recognized.” medal was amazing. “We Speakers at the ceremony include House Speaker John Boehner have a very unique (R-OH), Rep. Tom Cole (R-OK), Rep. Ron Kind (D-WI), Sen. Tim situation with our u What’s inside Johnson (D-SD), Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-OK), Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi family,” he said. “We’ve (D-CA), Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY), and Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV), as Choctaw Nation: LARISSA COPELAND actually been to where Columns .............................................2 well as Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral James “Sandy” The families of the Code Talkers were they fought. Nursery News .....................................4 Winnefeld Jr. awarded silver medals in a separate cer- “The Argonne Forest Food Distribution ................................4 In his opening statement, Speaker Boehner describes the Code Talkers emony at the National Museum of the in northern France,” Notes to the Nation .............................5 as “the bravest of the brave.” He continued, “After they served with honor American Indian. said his mother, Janet Events .................................................5 they did the honorable thing – they kept their service a secret, even to Smalling, grandson of People You Know ...............................6 those that they loved.” zx See Page 3 for more photos from Calvin Wilson. Iti Fabvssa ..........................................7 He thanked the families of the Code Talkers, saying because of them the Gold and Silver medal ceremonies “It’s amazing to finally Obituaries ....................................12-13 and their perseverance, “the deeds that may have been relegated to legend have this [medal] and to will now live on in memory and now heroes who long went unrecognized have the frame of The Mission will now be given our highest recognition.” reference of where they fought,” D.G. said. of the Choctaw He also thanked former Oklahoma Congressman Dan Boren, who was Many of the families have donated the silver medals to the Choctaw in attendance at the ceremony, calling him one of the original champions Nation to be displayed at the Code Talker exhibit at the Choctaw museum Nation of Oklahoma of the Code Talker legislation. in Tvshka Homma. Pelosi remarked during her speech, “The Code Talkers, using their The Choctaw Code Talkers during World War I were Joseph Oklahom- To enhance the lives of all members language, carried forward the hopes of their people, committed to the bi, Calvin Wilson, Robert Taylor, Ben Carterby, Solomon Louis, Albert through opportunities designed to cause of freedom. Their sense of duty was never shaken – nor was their Billy, Pete Maytubby, James Edwards, Noel Johnson, Tobias Frazier, Joe develop healthy, successful and resolve. Their patriotism never wavered – nor did their courage. Their Davenport, George Davenport, Mitchell Bobb, Ben Hampton, Walter productive lifestyles. bonds of brotherhood were never broken – nor was their code. Veach, Otis Leader, Ben Colbert, Jeff Nelson, and Victor Brown. Those “For their heroism and sacrifice, for the contributions that went from World War II were Schlicht Billy, Davis Pickens, Andrew Perry and u Get your digital copy! unrecognized for too long, it is a privilege for Congress to award the Forreston T. Baker. Native American Code Talkers the highest honor we can bestow: the Along with the Choctaw Nation, several Oklahoma tribes were also Scan this code with your smartphone Congressional Gold Medal.” honored including the Comanche, Seminole, Cherokee, Pawnee and to go online for this issue and archive Family members representing the 23 Choctaw Code Talkers – 19 from Muscogee Creek Nations, as well the Osage, Kiowa, Ponca, Cheyenne and copies of the BISKINIK! World War I and four from World War II – were presented medals at a Arapaho Tribes. http://www.choctawnation.com/news- separate Silver Medals presentation ceremony at the Smithsonian’s Also, tribes from Alaska, Arizona, Montana, Nebraska, South Dakota room/biskinik-newspaper-archive/ National Museum of the American Indian. and Wisconsin were among those awarded medals including Central One family member, Nuchi Nashoba, who is also the president of the Council of Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska, Cheyenne River Choctaw Code Talkers Association and granddaughter of Code Talker Ben Sioux Tribe, Crow Creek Sioux Tribe, Fort Peck Assiniboine and Sioux Carterby, said, “It’s an exciting day for all of us because we waited so long Tribes of Montana, Ho-Chunk Nation of Wisconsin, Hopi Tribe, Oglala for this to happen. I’m so thankful that we are able to experience this Sioux Tribe, Oneida Tribe of Indians of Wisconsin, Pueblo of Acoma great, wonderful, historic event. As a descendent, it’s such an honor, such Tribe, Sac and Fox Tribe of the Mississippi in Iowa/Meskwaki Nation, an honor, to be here. Santee Sioux Nation, Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate, Standing Rock Sioux “There are so many that walked the halls of Congress to get support to Tribe, Tonto Apache Tribe, White Mountain Apache, Yankton Sioux Tribe, have the Code Talkers Recognition bill passed. It’s taken many, many Crow Nation, Fond Du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, Laguna years. It’s great to have our own government recognize our Code Talkers. Pueblo Tribe, Lower Brulé Sioux Tribe, Menominee Tribe, Mohawk Tribe, “As soldiers, they went to war; they didn’t brag, they didn’t boast about and the Rosebud Sioux Tribe. what they did,” she explained. “It was up to us to make this [recognition] Bronze duplicate medals are available for purchase in two sizes from the happen and to brag on these people who went to war to keep us free. United States Mint. 2 BISKINIK | December 2013 – former U.S. Rep. Dan Boren, U.S. Rep. Tom Cole, U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe, U.S. Rep. Markwayne Mullin, Lt. Gen. Leroy Long journey to see Sisco, Assistant Chief Gary Batton, the Rev. Bertram Bobb and his son, Fred Bobb, Judy Allen, Tribal Council and family members.
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