Happy Labor Day

Photographer David Grant Noble took a series of photos of Mohawk ironworkers in New York City in 1970. The workers were from Kahnawake Reserve. Below is a slideshow of his pictures.

Slideshow – Mohawk Steelworker Series

David Grant Noble, The Mohawk Steelworker Series. http://www.davidgrantnoble.com

In 1971, Noble was also invited to accompany Anishinaabeg from the Bad River Reservation in Wisconsin for a day of gathering wild rice. On another occasion, he visited the Nett lake community in Minnesota during their wild rice harvest, where he accompanied Ira Isham and his family. Below is a slideshow of Noble’s photos from the manoomin harvest in both Tribal communities.

David Grant Noble, The Ojibwe and Wild Rice Series. Children playing in canoe, Nett Lake, MN during the manoomin harvest. Photo by David Grant Noble at http://www.davidgrantnoble.com
David Grant Noble, The Ojibwe and Wild Rice Series. A
harvester poling through a field of wild rice. Photo by
David Grant Noble at http://www.davidgrantnoble.com

Click here to see the manoomin harvest slideshow.