A G.I. Joe introduced in 2000 is supposed to be one of these Native Americans who were code talkers in WWII
[DOC] [TLE] Code Talkers - Native American Page [PAR] The American Basque code talkers were kept from these theaters; they were 
initially ... One estimate indicates that at the outbreak of World War II fewer than 
30 ... while the code word used for submarine, bsh l', meant iron fish in 
Navajo.