September 11 Digital Archive

Bill Oakes Talks About the Mohawk Language [Interview]

Title

Bill Oakes Talks About the Mohawk Language [Interview]

Description

Bill Oakes discusses his dedication to preserving the Mohawk language and the reason many of his family members have lost the ability to speak it.

Sonic memorial comments

Picture Projects has scanned photos from jamie york.

Sonic memorial contact

Jamie York minidisk. We have unlimited-use release.

Sonic memorial creation date

2002-05-04

Sonic memorial duration

00:00:49

Sonic memorial is browsable

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Sonic memorial keyword

Work
Mohawk Ironworkers
International
Identity
Construction

Sonic memorial name

mohawk load

Sonic memorial permission

web

Sonic memorial source ref name

SMS809.1.aiff

Sonic memorial source type

interview

Sonic memorial status

active

Source

digitally recorded

Media Type

audio

Citation

“Bill Oakes Talks About the Mohawk Language [Interview],” September 11 Digital Archive, accessed October 1, 2026, https://911.dev.chnm.gmu.edu/items/95837/.