Walking High Steel: Mohawk Ironworkers at the Twin Towers
From: The Kitchen Sisters
Series: The Sonic Memorial Project: 5 Stories
Length: 15:18
The Empire State Building, the George Washington Bridge, the World Trade Center—for over a hundred years Mohawk ironworkers have traveled to New York City to help shape the city's skyline. As part of the Sonic Memorial Project, producer Jamie York visited the two Mohawk reserves to gather sound and stories about the legacy of Mohawk ironworkers.
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The Empire State Building, the George Washington Bridge, the World Trade Center—for over a hundred years Mohawk ironworkers have traveled to New York City to help shape the city's skyline. As part of the Sonic Memorial Project, producer Jamie York visited the two Mohawk reserves to gather sound and stories about the legacy of Mohawk ironworkers.
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Aired on All Things Considered on July 1, 2002.
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Review of Walking High Steel: Mohawk Ironbworkers at the Twin Towers
I missed this when it first aired on NPR, but am grateful to hear it now. Lots of ground artfully covered in short time. Excellent music and the sound of the wind accompany great voices talking about everything from the high-wire ironworker experience, to the stress of families left on the rez all week, to the building of the WTC –– “You’re kind of in this air that nobody’s ever been there before” –– to their destruction. A worker from Ground Zero speaks of cleansing himself with tobacco water, but in some way carrying those killed with him. This piece picks up one particular aspect of those towers and carries it well.