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Native ironworkers' tradition continues on North Campus By Melanie Lefkowitz. Reprinted with permission from the Cornell Chronicle For six generations, Mohawk ironworkers have "walked the steel." Indigenous people began ironworking in the 19th century, when they were hired to build railroad bridges i... For access to this article please sign in or subscribe. You might be interested in:
For six generations, Mohawk ironworkers have “walked the steel.” Indigenous people began ironworking in the 19th century, when they were hired to build railroad bridges in Canada. They helped craft the New York City skyline, working on projects including the Empire State Building, the Chrysler Building and the World Trade Center. That long tradition was in evidence on the North Campus Residential Expansion project, where a crew of mostly Indigenous ironworkers flew from their crane a cloth image of the Hiawatha wampum belt, which has been used to represent the sovereignty of the Six Natio...