K’aa lani, a Member of the Navajo Tribe
K’aa lani was a Navajo warrior photographed in 1903. Sadly, the Navajo people were forced into a reservation towards the end of the 19th century, and a lot of the tribesmen were persuaded to work for the United States army. Despite this collaboration, the tribal members couldn’t step foot beyond the reservation without the U.S. government’s permission. But Navajo warriors were also used by the military as code talkers during World War II. These code talkers were able to send messages to allies that the Japanese couldn’t crack.