<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=2ynggX_0vkaqv2R00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=2ynggX_0vkaqv2R00" width="1764" height="1175" ><figcaption>Cultural educators from the Shawnee nation will present interactive programs highlighting the Indigenous struggle for independence.&nbsp; Photo by Katlynn Hanks/Ceasar’s Ford Theater.</figcaption></figure>WILLIAMSBURG, Va. — The American Revolution Museum at Yorktown will host a Shawnee Encampment on Saturday and Sunday, September 28 and 29, commemorating the 250th anniversary of Lord Dunmore’s War and the Indigenous struggle for independence.In the fall of 1774, Virginia’s Royal governor Lord Dunmore waged a war against the Shawnee, Seneca-Cayuga and Delaware nations on the borderlands of Virginia, signifying the last conflict of the colonial era.On Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., cultural educators from the Shawnee and other federally recognized nations will present interactive programs in living-history encampments depicting life for a Shawnee family and Shawnee warriors. A Shawnee family encampment will highlight seasonal cycles of living with demonstrations of finger-weaving, woodworking and traditional cooking. A Shawnee warrior’s encampment will illustrate battle tactics, prisoner taking, and captivity and adoption.At 2 p.m. on both days, Jeremy Turner (Shawnee Tribe citizen) will present a Shawnee perspective on Dunmore’s War in the program, “‘You May Be Sure The Wasps And Yellowjackets Will Sting You Severely’: Shawnee Participation in Dunmore’s War.”The Shawnee Encampment is a program of the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation’s Indigenous Peoples Initiative, in cooperation with Caesar’s Ford Theatre.The special event is included with American Revolution Museum at Yorktown admission: $20 for adults and $10 for ages 6-12. Residents of James City County, York County and the City of Williamsburg, including William &amp; Mary students, receive free admission with proof of residency.About the American Revolution Museum at Yorktown: A partner of the Virginia American Revolution 250 Commission, the American Revolution Museum at Yorktown, open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily and located on 200 Water Street near the Colonial Parkway in Yorktown, tells the story of the nation’s founding, capturing the transformational nature and epic scale of the Revolution and its relevance today.The American Revolution Museum at Yorktown is administered by the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation, an educational agency of the Commonwealth of Virginia accredited by the American Alliance of Museums.For more information, visit jyfmuseums.org/events/programs-activities/shawnee-encampment.</div></body>

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American Revolution Museum at Yorktown to host Shawnee Encampment Sept. 28 & 29 — Event commemorates the 250th anniversary of Lord Dunmore’s War and the Indigenous struggle for independence

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. — The American Revolution Museum at Yorktown will host a Shawnee Encampment on Saturday and Sunday, September 28 and 29, commemorating the 250th anniversary of Lord Dunmore’s War and the Indigenous struggle for independence. In the fall of 1774, Virginia’s Royal governor Lord Dunmore waged a...