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Ned’s uncle is his mother’s brother. He is sharp-featured with kind eyes and a little mustache. He convinces Ned’s parents to send Ned to the mission school, which he also attended as a boy. He takes Ned to school for the first time and encourages him to remember his family and his people’s history even when school is difficult.
Uncle Quotes in Code Talker
The Code Talker quotes below are all either spoken by Uncle or refer to Uncle. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 1 Quotes
I turned to look up at my uncle's kind face. […] I was frightened by the thought of being away from home for the first time in my life, but I was also trying to find courage. My uncle seemed to know that.
"Little Boy," he said, "Sister's first son, listen to me. You are not going to school for yourself. You are doing this for your family. To learn the ways of the bilagáanaa, the white people, is a good thing. Our Navajo language is sacred and beautiful. Yet all the laws of the United States, those laws that we now have to live by, they are in English."
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Uncle Character Timeline in Code Talker
The timeline below shows where the character Uncle appears in Code Talker. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 1: Sent Away
Outside, Ned’s parents embrace him sadly. His father lifts him into the seat of Ned’s uncle’s waiting wagon. His uncle drives off, and Ned waves until the wagon goes behind a...
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Ned’s uncle, sensing that Ned is looking for courage, tells him to look ahead, not backward. He...
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After a thoughtful silence, Ned’s uncle talks about the family’s history. He explains that when Great-grandfather was Ned’s age, the Americans,...
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Ned’s uncle says that although it was hard for their people to be so far away from...
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Chapter 2: Boarding School
Ned and his uncle journey several days to reach Rehoboth Mission in Gallup. Ned never forgets the journey—they sleep...
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