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Explain Elmer Jamison’s contribution to the development of Native American codes.

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Elmer Jamison was the first to observe Native American languages and hypothesize their value in encryption. He explained to the army that he was writing in the Mohawk language, which led to Native American languages being used in military intelligence.

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Since Jamieson was forced to write his letters to his homeland in the Mohawk tongue, he was called in as a code-writer for the American forces during World War II. By doing this, the Amerindian Communication Network (set up by Jamieson and fellow Mohawks) was able to write letters indecipherable by anyone who would have intercepted them.
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