Miss Navajo invites all to honor Code Talker Day

Miss Navajo McKeon Dempsey

Yá’át’ééh ałtaał’áásiiłgóó, shik’éí dóó shidiné’é, shihastóí, shizáanii. McKeon K. Dempsey dashijiní. Ádoone’é ígíí éí Kiiya’áanii Dine’é nishłí dóó Tsédeeshgiizhnii Dine’é bashíshchíín. Áádóó Tódích’íi’nii Dine’é éí dashicheii dóó Biih Bitoodnii Dine’é éí dahshinálí. Ákwót’áo Diné asdzání nishłį́. Naabeehó Diné Bich’eekę’ 2014-2015 nishłį́.

Yá’át’ééh Diné noołínígíí dóó asdzání noołínígíí dóó sha’áłchíní. Nida’iiníísh góne’ éí Navajo Nation Code Talker’s Day ahoolyéhígíí baa neikai dooleeł. Ahéhee’ nihi naat’áanii dóó nihi siláołtsooí bidziilii danoołínígíí ts’ídah ninahchį’ nihi Diné bizaad t’ahdii chodeiniil’į́. Naat’áanii bizaad bik’ehgo yá’ádaat’éehii bee joogááł dóó ajooba’ hwii’ hóló.

T’ááłá’í niidziní éí t’áá ííyisíí iiná baa’ ahéédaniidzin dóó ádá hozhdílzin. Nihi Diné bizaad bee yájíłti’go há hózhǫ́ dóó há áhwiinít’į́ dóó éí bee náás neikah doo. Diné bizaad éí hwoł ílį́ dóó binahchį’ t’áá áníiltsoh nizhónígo k’ézhnidzin. Hazaad dóó hats’íís dóó hagáál baa’ ádahołyá jó éí hózhóójík’ehgo nanitin bee náás oodááł. Díí ákwót’áo nihizaad éí Navajo Nation Code Talkers chodayooł’į́ nihá nitsídeezkeez.

August 14 is Navajo Nation Code Talker’s Day. May we take the day to remember our warriors who have gone before us to bring freedom and honor to our great nation and our Navajo Nation.

I would like to thank our Navajo Code Talkers for their tremendous strength and courage. I would also like to thank the families of our beloved Navajo Code Talkers for their support.

Navajo Nation Code Talker Day is also a day to celebrate the legacy and leadership of our warriors. The Navajo language was used to win World War II and protect families, a way of life and sacred land. Let us keep our warriors in our prayers. Ahéhee’.

McKeon K. Dempsey
Miss Navajo Nation