Piestewa kept true to her roots and made the ultimate sacrifice for her comrades in battle.

Historian Zonnie Gorman, whose father was one of the original Navajo Code Talker, discusses the unit’s herculean efforts during World War II.

Samuel F. Sandoval, one of the four surviving Navajo Code Talkers, discusses his military career and the Navajo language.

Mary Ross, one of the first Native American women engineers, helped shape top-secret Cold War projects that changed history.