Little Caughnawaga : to Brooklyn and back
Type
Audio/Visual
Authors
Category
Audio Visual and Multimedia Materials
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Publication Year
2008
Publisher
National Film Board of Canada, Canada
URL
[ private ]
Duration
56 min
Tags
Mohawk women -- Québec (Province) -- Kahnawake Indian Reserve -- History, Iron and steel workers -- New York (State) -- Brooklyn (New York) -- Social conditions, Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) -- Social conditions -- 20th century, Mohawk women, Social conditions, New York (State) -- New York -- Brooklyn, Québec -- Kahnawake Indian Reserve, Women, Women - Portraits, Mohawk
Abstract
Delve into the Mohawk community in this feature-length documentary about the steel workers who hold a special place in North American history. The iconic New York skyline, with all its monuments to modernity, is the fruit of their labour. And while the men were scraping the skies, the women had their feet firmly on the ground, sustaining a vibrant community in the heart of Brooklyn.
Description
While Mohawk high steel workers were building Manhattan's iconic skyscrapers, Mohawk women kept their feet firmly on the ground - sustaining a vibrant community in the heart of Brooklyn. With Little Caughnawaga, filmmaker Reaghan Tarbell evokes the neighbourhood's heyday, from the 1920s to the '60s, and salutes the resilient spirit of her fellow Mohawks.
Number of Copies
1
