54 — Walking High Steel: Mohawk Ironworkers at the World Trade Towers

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🗓️ 12 September 2016

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Six generations of Mohawk Indian ironworkers, known for their ability to work high steel, have helped shape New York City’s skyline. Hundreds of Mohawks still commute to Manhattan each week from reservations in Canada to work on the city’s skyscrapers and bridges. In September 2001, a new generation returned to the World Trade Center site to dismantle what their elders had helped to build.

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1:21.0	Lost recordings and shards of sound, along with new tales of remarkable people from around the world.
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