The Mohawk Skywalkers

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For generations, such Native Americans as Mohawk brothers of the Kahnawake, Six Nations Reserve, and Akwesasne in Northern New York State and southeastern Canada have traveled far and wide to work on "high steel" to bring wages back home to support their communities. The Mohawk Nation has deep roots in metropolitan New York City. They have contributed to the building of many of the skyscrapers that make the Manhattan skyline as the Empire State Building, the Chrysler Building, Rockefeller Plaza, and the George Washington Bridge. A tribal tradition grandfathers had taught their sons and grandsons to handle their fears in walking along with narrow logs, high mountain ranges, and crossing torturous rivers. They learned from their elders how to control their fears and how to trust one another becoming fearless at these great heights. When the 9/11 terrorist attack brought down the Twin Towers Mohawk steelworkers helped to dismantle the towers and erect the new Freedom Tower that rises even higher than the Twin Towers had stood. Image courtesy of Adobe free images.