Editing Code talker (section)

==={{anchor|Tlingit code talkers}}Tlingit===
During World War II, American soldiers used their native [[Tlingit language|Tlingit]] as a code against Japanese forces. Their actions remained unknown, even after the declassification of code talkers and the publication of the Navajo code talkers. The memory of five deceased Tlingit code talkers was honored by the Alaska legislature in March 2019.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.apnews.com/36bf9881f08442028facc02f2fcbaa81 |title=Alaska Native servicemen finally honored as Code Talkers |last=D'Oro |first=Rachel |website=[[Associated Press]] |date=March 28, 2019 |agency=[[Associated Press|AP News]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190525063016/https://www.apnews.com/36bf9881f08442028facc02f2fcbaa81 |archive-date=May 25, 2019 |url-status=live |access-date=May 25, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.juneauempire.com/news/silent-in-life-tlingit-code-talkers-finally-getting-recognition/ |title=Silent in life, Tlingit code talkers finally getting recognition |last=McCarthy |first=Alex |date=March 20, 2019 |work=[[Juneau Empire]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190525063023/https://www.juneauempire.com/news/silent-in-life-tlingit-code-talkers-finally-getting-recognition/ |archive-date=May 25, 2019 |url-status=live |access-date=May 25, 2019}}</ref>