![]() ![]() At one point, one in four men at Akwesasne worked in high-rise construction. Crews from Kahnawake and the Mohawk Akwesasne communities in upstate New York and Canada made the trek to New York City to build its skyline, including the Empire State Building, the Chrysler Building, and work above the 80th floor on the World Trade Center twin towers. Native ironworkers were in increasing demand in the 20th century as skyscrapers, tall bridges, and other high elevation projects began to go up around North America. After the disaster the Kahnawake Clan Mothers ruled that large numbers of Mohawk men could not work on the same project at the same time. On August 29, the structure failed, and the bridge collapsed into the river, killing 33 Mohawk workers. The danger of the work became evident in 1907 at the Quebec Bridge project, designed to be the largest cantilevered bridge in the world. Mohawks were first employed as day laborers, but they insisted on working on the bridge itself, and supervisors were amazed at their ability to handle heights. ![]() The tradition of Mohawk high iron working dates to 1886, when the Dominion Bridge Company started a bridge from the Kahnawake Mohawk community across the St. Just as the ancient warriors devoted themselves to preserving all the people of the tribe, the modern risk-takers see their occupations as a contribution to the public good. These occupations receive the honor given to warriors in days past, and they carry on the ancient ethic of putting one’s life on the line to protect the welfare and safety of the people. Tribes take great pride in the bravery of their people, whether displayed in “high iron” construction work on the tallest skyscrapers or fire jumping and brake-cutting in the face of the West’s raging wildfires. However, the actual item you will receive is guaranteed to be similar to that shown and exactly as described.The 2015 Native American $1 Coin commemorates the contributions of the Kahnawake Mohawk and Mohawk Akwesasne communities to “high iron” construction work and the building of New York City skyscrapers.Īmerican Indians have become legendary figures in hazardous occupations. You will NOT receive the exact item, with the same certificate number, that was photographed to create the Reference Images. The "Reference Images" used in this listing Description were created by Liberty Coin for reference only to depict the quality of the item you will receive. SMITH.” Additional inscriptions are “JUSTICE INTEGRITY SERVICE,” “E PLURIBUS UNUM,” “UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,” and “$1.” ![]() ![]() Marshal leaning against a post, holding a “wanted” poster with the inscription “WANTED IN FT. The reverse (tails) depicts a frontier U.S. Marshals Service star and the silhouettes of deputies on horseback pursuing an unseen fugitive, symbolizing a famous posse so prevalent in the Old West. Marshals Service Silver Dollar depicts the U.S. The obverse (heads side) design of the 2015 U.S. This coin is legal tender of the United States. This coin was minted by the Department of the Treasury, United States Mint in commemoration of the 225th anniversary of the establishment of the nation's first federal law enforcement agency, the United States Marshals Service. The United States Mint certifies that this coin is a genuine 2015 United States Marshals Service Silver Dollar, minted and issued in accordance with legislation passed by Congress and signed by the President on April 2, 2012, as Public Law 112-104. This listing is for the COIN in CAPSULE ONLY and does NOT include OGP 2015-P US Marshals Service 225th Anniversary Commemorative BU Silver Dollar ![]()
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