Members of NIWC Atlantic’s American Indian/Alaskan Native (AIAN) Employment Team
pose at their interactive display featuring science, technology, engineering and math (STEM)-related activities for attendees of the 47th Annual Edisto Natchez-Kusso Tribe Powwow this past spring at the site of the Dorchester Heritage Center in Ridgeville, South Carolina. The powwow featured different Indigenous tribes and Native American communities, drum circles, tribal dance, arts, garb, paraphernalia, and food. The highlight of the NIWC Atlantic AIAN team’s display was the Caesar cipher disk, a secret decoder wheel encrypted with uplifting messages for those who dared to take the challenge of deciphering the hidden messages letter by letter. The Caesar cipher is named after Julius Caesar, who used it in his correspondence to protect messages of military significance. Each letter is substituted for another letter based on a fixed number of positions down the alphabet, shifting either left or right. The team used the cipher as a way to teach children the basics of cryptography and how Native Americans were among the first to implement it in defense of our nation. From left to right: Lora Foster, financial analyst; Cindi Brown, information technology specialist; and Ornette Harley, financial analyst. (U.S. Navy photo by Kris Patterson/ Released)
| Date Taken: | 04.27.2024 |
| Date Posted: | 08.19.2024 07:01 |
| Photo ID: | 8589964 |
| VIRIN: | 240427-N-D4606-1001 |
| Resolution: | 2397x2521 |
| Size: | 1.55 MB |
| Location: | N. CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA, US |
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