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Legend has it that ironwork is in the blood of Mohawks, something that is passed down from generation to generation. Today, aspiring ironworkers must go off to school and get certified through a rigorous training process.
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Legend has it that ironwork is in the blood of Mohawks, something that is passed down from generation to generation. Today, aspiring ironworkers must go off to school and get certified through a rigorous training process.
Jul 25, 2018 · Today, about 200 of the 2,000 structural ironworkers in the New York area are Mohawk. +++
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Sep 7, 2021 · Paul and Peter Jacobs, brothers from the Akwesasne Mohawk reservation, were working in the city. Peter says they worked the night shift at Ground Zero just after the attacks. "It was eerie, quiet.
Apr 5, 2021 · With the closure of the Canada-U.S. border and strict public health measures due to the coronavirus pandemic, life has changed drastically for many Kanien’kehá:ka (Mohawk) ironworkers.
Dec 30, 2018 · In August, 1907, the collapse of a bridge under construction near the Kahnawake Reserve in Canada killed 34 Kahnawake Mohawk ironworkers. The tragedy is said to have led to the migration of Mohawks to the city where there was more work, and no single accident could again yield such devastation to the tribe. “At the time there were only about ...
Ron LaFrance, Mohawk, 1987. Iroquois ironworkers, especially the Mohawks, are legendary for their dizzying work in erecting skyscrapers and steel bridges. Mohawk men have walked and worked on nearly all of New York City's towering buildings, including the Empire State Building, the Chrysler Building, and Rockefeller Center.
