2025 Genealogy Series -Researching Native American Veterans in the National Archives, 1881–1966

2025 Genealogy Series, Session 2 of 5 - From the Territory of Montana to the Republic of Vietnam; Researching Native American Veterans in the National Archives, 1881–1966 by Cody White, Kayla Dawkins, Rose Buchanan, and Leo Belleville

Cody White is a Subject Matter Expert for Native American Related Records and an archivist at the National Archives at Denver
Kayla Dawkins is a reference archives specialist at the National Archives at St. Louis
Rose Buchanan is a a Subject Matter Expert for Native American Related Records and a reference archivist at the National Archives in Washington, DC
Leo Belleville is an archivist at the National Archives at Chicago

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Native Americans have a long and distinguished history of service in the United States Armed Forces. Using a host of records from across National Archives facilities, this talk will explore how National Archives records can be used to reconstruct their lives and service, using case studies from the Indian Wars, World War II, and the Vietnam Conflict.

00:00 - Welcome
01:39 - Introduction to From the Territory of Montana to the Republic of Vietnam; Researching Native American Veterans in the National Archives, 1881–1966
01:55 - Presenter Biographies
03:29 - Session Overview
07:18 - The Fork
23:23 - John Werito
32:02 - Viola Eastman
45:13 - Tony Dedman
55:55 - Thanks
56:47 - Closing, Event Survey, Other Resources
57:50 - Questions and Answers in the chat

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