Descendants of Navajo Code Talkers are pushing back on New Mexico's plan to build a scaled-down museum at Navajo Preparatory School in Farmington, saying they were not consulted. The $20 million project has drawn scrutiny from state lawmakers over ownership, oversight, and the site's location outside the Navajo Nation.
Albuquerque Journal · August 23, 2026
For decades, Navajo Code Talkers and their descendants have dreamed of an expansive museum on the Navajo Nation that would educate the public about the complex code they developed using their language, credited with helping secure Allied victory in W