Native Americans and the Military

The focus of this resource is on specific groups serving in the military but may also include their relationship to the military (for example, efforts to be allowed to serve, etc.).

This is only a few examples of our resources, based on previous History Day research. At this point, it does not address US military actions against Native Americans.

Books, Documents, etc.

The American Indian in the World War by U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs.
Call Number: Online and Federal Documents I 20.3:15/927 Item does not circulate.

Publication Date: 1927/1929

Online Access through our catalog - scroll down catalog record for link
Connecticut Soldiers in the Pequot War of 1637 by James Shepard
Call Number: Online and History Reference E83.63 .S54

Publication Date: 1913

Online Access through our library catalog.
Full title: Connecticut soldiers in the Pequot war of 1637 : with proof of service, a brief record for identification, and references to various publications in which further data may be found

Other Institutions

Willing to Serve: American Indians (VHP)
Archived in WayBack Machine. Original URL now redirects to a new guide at https://www.loc.gov/collections/veterans-history-project-collection/serving-our-voices/diverse-experiences-in-service/legacies-of-service-

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celebrating-native-americans/
Veterans History Project (VHP) description: "American Indians have eagerly served a government which did not always keep its word to their ancestors. All of the Native Americans featured here volunteered to serve in conflicts from World War II to Iraq. Few encountered any overt prejudice while in uniform, though Navajo Code Talkers were sometimes mistaken by their own men for Japanese soldiers. But as one code talker recalled, Navajos had a chance to prove wrong the bigots back home; the military prized them for speaking their own language. For all American Indian veterans, the honor of defending their country overrode all other considerations."
American Indians in the U.S. Army
Older page archived in WayBack Machine. An Army.mil News & Media Profile that includes links to information in other agencies as well.
Native Americans in the U.S. Army
From U.S. Army Center of Military History. They are reorganizing their site 2024
New London’s Indian Mariners
From ConnecticutHistory.org
Legacies of Service: Celebrating Native Americans

Pequot Wars

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Colonial Wars
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Native Americans and the Military

Books, Documents, etc.

Other Institutions

Pequot Wars

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