20 Results for tag "American Indian"

• Presentation: Two-Spirits in American Indian Life

  Join a member of our American Indian Initiative as they explore the lives of two-spirit indigenous people who embody both female and male spirits.

• Film: Williamsburg – The Story of a Patriot

  See the 1957 film, in its vibrant 70mm format, that tells the story of a Virginia planter deciding to join the patriot cause.

• Special Event: We are Everywhere

  Join Professor Greg Smithers to open new insights into histories of gender diversity and sexual fluidity in Native America.

• Presentation: To Paint for War

  Discover the warfare of the Eastern Woodlands tribes and nations and its lasting legacy in the United States.

• Presentation: Researching Indigenous History

  Join the American Indian Initiative team as they share their research, programming, and outreach efforts as the initiative turns twenty years old.

• Presentation: The Shawnee and Dunmore at War, 1774

  Discover how Indigenous alliances, the Proclamation of 1763, and settlers’ quest for land contributed to the 1774 Shawnee-Dunmore War and why choosing a winner isn't always clear.

• Performance: Washington and the Shawnee War

  Washington had a long history with the Shawnee as allies and enemies. Come hear his perspectives on the war against the Shawnee in the frontiers of Virginia in 1774.

• Special Event: Indigenous Gown in a Day

  The Mantua-makers are making a gown in a day! See what prominent northern Indigenous nations would have considered the height of fashion made with European trade goods.

• Presentation: Midwinter Stories

  Celebrate American Indian life and culture through stories and traditions.

• Street Theater: Shawnee Princes Arrive, 1774

  Come witness the arrival of these Shawnee “Princes” into the city and the reactions when two cultures collide.