TAMA, Iowa (AP) -- Frank Sanache, the last of the ``code talkers'' from the Meskwaki Indian tribe, died Saturday. He was 86. Sanache was among the ``elite eight,'' a group of Meskwakis trained to use ...

TAMA - Eight Meskwaki guardsmen in 1941 learned to use their native tongue for covert military communications. Newspapers printed various photos of the men in training before the United States joined ...

CEDAR RAPIDS | Members of the Tama-based Meskwaki community Wednesday accepted the Congressional Gold Medal on behalf of their ancestors who served as World War II “code talkers.” ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- Eight Meskwakis may soon receive congressional gold medals for helping the United States track enemy forces during World War II. The U.S. Senate on Wednesday passed a measure ...

Aug. 14 is National Navajo Code Talker Day, an annual celebration recognizing the Code Talkers who served with the U.S. Marine Corps in the Pacific theater during World War II. The designation was ...