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May 13, 2021 · Yet the Mohawk Nation has deep roots in metropolitan New York City—where, beginning in the early 20 th century, Kanienʼkehá꞉ka, or Mohawk, ironworkers contributed to building many of the...
Jul 25, 2018 · In 2012, Kaniehtakeron “Geggs” Martin, a fourth generation Mohawk Ironworker, stood 27 stories above 55th street, striding across a two-inch-wide steel beam and swaying a support column into...
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Jul 1, 2005 · For more than 120 years, six generations of Mohawk Indian ironworkers, known for their ability to work high steel, have helped shape New York City's skyline. Each week, hundreds of Mohawks...
New York City became the most popular area to “boom out” for Mohawk Ironworkers in the 1920s, where they helped build the skyline and some of the most famous structures in history. Learn about “Little Caughnawaga,” the name given to Brooklyn, a second home to Mohawk ironworkers still to this day.
Sep 8, 2022 · Indigenous scholar Allan Downey tells the story of Indigenous ironworkers from the Haudenosaunee community of Kahnawake in Quebec and how they helped build New York’s skyline. Downey calls...
Sep 11, 2012 · For more than a century, Mohawk ironworkers have helped shape New York City's iconic skyline, guiding ribbons of metal into the steel skeletons that form the backbone of the city.
Sep 8, 2021 · Ironworkers from the Akwesasne Mohawk reservation near Massena have built New York City’s skyscrapers for generations. They helped build the World Trade Center, they were working when the...
