![Chester Nez, one of 29 Navajo Code Talkers whose language skills thwarted the Japanese military in World War II, is shown in a November 2009 photo. Nez died on Wednesday.](https://will.illinois.edu/images/uploads/30312/ap091129099551-22e9467db5a228c0b053e01b4ce8e39a829a5e69-s40-c85__medium.jpg)
![Chester Nez, one of 29 Navajo Code Talkers whose language skills thwarted the Japanese military in World War II, is shown in a November 2009 photo. Nez died on Wednesday.](https://will.illinois.edu/images/uploads/30312/ap091129099551-22e9467db5a228c0b053e01b4ce8e39a829a5e69-s40-c85__medium.jpg)
![An elementary school student enjoys Field Day on a playground.](https://will.illinois.edu/images/uploads/22598/student_web_wide-f8f8f265c4ba18cbcc53241b894b8ab5f7a1edbc-s40__medium.jpg)
Navajo Schools Lose Funding Due to Sequestration Cuts
This report was done in collaboration with Fronteras: The Changing America Desk, a public radio reporting project that focuses on the changing demographics in the American Southwest.
This report was done in collaboration with Fronteras: The Changing America Desk, a public radio reporting project that focuses on the changing demographics in the American Southwest.