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AZ SCM1014
CM
Status
3/20/2018
Primary Sponsor
Jamescita Peshlakai
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AI Summary
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Designates the portions of State Highway 264 falling under Navajo jurisdiction as the "Navajo Code Talker Highway" and portions under Hopi jurisdiction as the "Hopi Code Talker Highway"
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Recognizes the contributions of Navajo Code Talkers who developed an unbreakable military code during World War II using their native language, enabling rapid encrypted communication that machines could not match
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Honors eleven Hopi men who developed a code language assisting United States Army intelligence in the Pacific Theater during World War II
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Directs the Arizona Department of Transportation to approve, place and maintain appropriate signage identifying the Navajo and Hopi Code Talker Highways
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Requires the Secretary of State to transmit copies of the memorial to the Arizona Department of Transportation Director, the Navajo Nation President, and the Hopi Tribe Chairman
Legislative Description
Navajo; Hopi; code talker highways
Navajo Nation
Last Action
Assigned to House RULES Committee
5/3/2018