From: owner-joni-digest@smoe.org (JMDL Digest) To: joni-digest@smoe.org Subject: JMDL Digest V2013 #924 Reply-To: joni@smoe.org Sender: owner-joni-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-joni-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk Unsubscribe:mailto:joni-digest-request@smoe.org?body=unsubscribe Website:http://jonimitchell.com JMDL Digest Monday, July 1 2013 Volume 2013 : Number 924 ========== TOPICS and authors in this Digest: -------- Re: Song for Sharon and the Mohawk Nation NJC [Catherine McKay Subject: Re: Song for Sharon and the Mohawk Nation NJC I know exactly the one you're talking about. It's iconic. Try this: fifth photo down: http://6thfloor.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/09/02/reaching-the-heights/?_r=0 - ----- Original Message ----- > From: Anita > To: Catherine McKay > Cc: JONIMITCHELL DISCUSSION LIST > Sent: Monday, July 1, 2013 5:17:46 PM > Subject: Re: Song for Sharon and the Mohawk Nation NJC > > Happy Canada Day! I read this article with great interest, Catherine, and it > reminded me of a photograph of the 1930s of men eating lunch in New York sitting > on steel girders miles high. I later learned that many of these workers were > from various First People bands. I seem to recall the photograph being used as > posters later on. I wonder if anyone recalls the picture > Anita > > On 1 Jul 2013, at 13:52, Catherine McKay wrote: > >> Happy Canada Day! >> >> I spotted a story in yesterday's Toronto Star about Mohawk workers in > construction of high rise buildings and bridges throughout Canada and in New > York that ties in with these lines from "Song for Sharon.' >> >> >> Little Indian kids on a bridge up in Canada >> They can balance and they can climb >> Like their fathers before them >> They'll walk the girders of the Manhattan skyline >> >> > http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2013/06/30/quebec_mohawks_history_towers_over_new_york.html >> >> The second item in this blog, called "High Steel" quotes from the > song and includes a link to the "Woman of heart and mind" video of > "Song for Sharon": >> http://mohawknationnews.com/blog/ ------------------------------ End of JMDL Digest V2013 #924 ***************************** ------- To post messages to the list, sendtojoni@smoe.org. Unsubscribe by clicking here: mailto:joni-digest-request@smoe.org?body=unsubscribe -------