![]() ![]() Furthermore, they are not allowed to speak Navajo. From his first day, it is clear they know little about Navajo culture, from the language and names to hairstyle to clothing and so on. Ned quickly learns that boarding school with these teachers requires patience, tact, and a high tolerance for injustice. His parents see the value in having their children learn good English in addition to Navajo. Ned grows up on the Navajo reservation at a time when going to boarding schools run by white, English-speaking Americans is just starting to become more common. When Navajo Indian Ned Begay decides to enlist in World War II, the war provides him with a unique opportunity to use his heritage - which his white American teachers always told him was useless and inferior to theirs - to make a difference and prove them wrong. ![]()
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