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Levi Oakes, the Glossary

Louis Levi Oakes (January 23, 1925 – May 28, 2019) was a Canadian-born Mohawk code talker who served in the United States Army and member of the Akwesasne Mohawk Nation.^[1]

15 relations: Akwesasne, Buffalo, New York, Canadians, Code talker, Japan, Luzon, Mohawk people, New Guinea, New York (state), New York City, Occupation of Japan, Ontario, Quebec, Silver Star, United States Army.
Akwesasne
American Mohawk people
Canadian Mohawk people
Mohawk code talkers

Akwesasne

The Mohawk Nation at Akwesasne (Nation Mohawk à Akwesasne; Ahkwesáhsne) is a Mohawk Nation (Kanienʼkehá:ka) territory that straddles the intersection of international (United States and Canada) borders and provincial (Ontario and Quebec) boundaries on both banks of the St. Lawrence River.

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Buffalo, New York

Buffalo is a city in the U.S. state of New York and the county seat of Erie County.

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Canadians

Canadians (Canadiens) are people identified with the country of Canada.

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Code talker

A code talker was a person employed by the military during wartime to use a little-known language as a means of secret communication. Levi Oakes and code talker are Native American United States military personnel.

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Japan

Japan is an island country in East Asia, located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asian mainland.

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Luzon

Luzon is the largest and most populous island in the Philippines.

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Mohawk people

The Kanien'kehá:ka ("People of the flint"; commonly known in English as Mohawk people) are in the easternmost section of the Haudenosaunee, or Iroquois Confederacy.

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New Guinea

New Guinea (Hiri Motu: Niu Gini; Papua, fossilized Nugini, or historically Irian) is the world's second-largest island, with an area of.

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New York (state)

New York, also called New York State, is a state in the Northeastern United States.

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New York City

New York, often called New York City (to distinguish it from New York State) or NYC, is the most populous city in the United States.

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Occupation of Japan

Japan was occupied and administered by the Allies of World War II from the surrender of the Empire of Japan on September 2, 1945, at the war's end until the Treaty of San Francisco took effect on April 28, 1952.

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Ontario

Ontario is the southernmost province of Canada.

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Quebec

QuebecAccording to the Canadian government, Québec (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and Quebec (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada.

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