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- "Booming out" from Native communities in upstate New York and Canada in the early 1900s, they found jobs on windswept girders, and quickly earned a reputation for being top-notch workers. Today, Mohawk men still leave home in search of work, continuing a legacy of bravery that spans six generations.
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Episode 11: Booming Out West. Director: Paul Rickard. Leaving home to follow the work has long been an ironwork tradition known as “booming out.” A team of Mohawks booms out thousands of miles away from home, to a Saskatchewan potash mine where they construct rigs rivaling the size of major skyscrapers.
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Episode 11 — Booming Out West Leaving home to follow the work has long been an ironwork tradition known as “booming out.” A team of Mohawks booms out thousands of miles away from home, to a Saskatchewan potash mine where they construct rigs rivaling the size of major skyscrapers.
Mohawk Ironworkers is a new 13-part half hour documentary series that celebrates the steely determination of the Mohawk ironworkers of Kahnawake, Akwesasne and Six Nations said to be “the best ironworkers on the planet.”
Mohawk Ironworkers is a new 13-part half hour documentary series that celebrates the steely determination of the Mohawk ironworkers of Kahnawake, Akwesasne and Six Nations said to be “the best ironworkers on the planet.”
Booming Out West. Tue, Nov 15, 2016 30 mins. A group of Mohawks travel far from home to a Saskatchewan potash mine where they construct rigs rivaling the size of major skyscrapers.
Apr 6, 2017 · Mohawk Ironworkers is a 13-part half hour documentary series now on APTN that celebrates the Mohawk Ironworkers said to be “the best Ironworkers on the planet”, exploring their lives and work through a historical and cultural context.
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Jul 25, 2018 · Since 1916, when Mohawk men made their way to New York to work on the Hell Gate Bridge, ironworkers from Akwesasne and Kahnawake have been “walking iron” across the city.
