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Good Morning #Canada
You may know about Indigenous Code Talkers because of the movie Windtalkers, where WW2 Navajo Marines use their native language as an unbreakable radio cypher. But you may not be aware of Canadian Code Talkers who used their Cree language for transmitting secure messages in Europe. Here's the interesting story of these brave Canadians who still haven't received the recognition they deserve.

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https://jemesouviens.org/en/cree-code-talkers-units-of-the-canadian-army-during-world-war-ii/

Good Morning #Canada
Happy Birthday to Ethel Dorothy Blondin-Andrew, born 25 March 1951. Blondin is a Canadian politician, educator, and public servant. She became the first Indigenous woman to be elected to the Parliament of Canada in 1988 when she became a member of Parliament for the district of Western Arctic in the Northwest Territories. She is also the first Indigenous woman to be a Canadian Cabinet Minister.

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https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/ethel-blondin-andrews

@JeffDanielswpg Also memorialized with this fantastic mural at Winnipeg’s ANAF Unit 283.
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I often wondered about this as I saw indigenous members of the CAF carry it during ceremonial parade.
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:poppy: National Indigenous Veterans Day. Lest We Forget 🇨🇦
https://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/first-nation-veterans-empowered-by-service-1.7020676

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@JeffDanielswpg Tommy Prince, heritage minute.
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https://youtu.be/4RrtGg3KnR4?si=i7C3nVexSI-85eVd