Event Detail

Event Detail

Shawnee Encampment

Shawnee Encampment

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Join cultural educators from the Shawnee and other federally recognized nations for interactive programs to commemorate the 250th anniversary of Lord Dunmore’s War, a 1774 conflict between Virginia and the Shawnee, Seneca-Cayuga and Delaware nations.

A Shawnee family living-history 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. Interpretive programs and demonstrations will take place throughout the weekend from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

In the fall of 1774, Virginia's Royal governor Lord Dunmore waged a war against the Shawnee and Mingo nations on the borderlands of Virginia. At 2 p.m., Jeremy Turner (Shawnee Tribe citizen) will present a Shawnee perspective on Dunmore’s War during "'You May Be Sure The Wasps And Yellowjackets Will Sting You Severely': Shawnee Participation in Dunmore's War."

The Shawnee Encampment event is a Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation Indigenous Peoples Initiative, in cooperation with Caesar's Ford Theatre.



Details

September 28, 2024 - September 29, 2024
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
York County

American Revolution Museum at Yorktown
200 Water Street
Yorktown, VA 23690

Category: Tribal Nations History
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