Revolutionary City®: A Native Perspective

March 29–April 7, 2013

Explore the history and culture of 18th-century Native communities and their connections with Williamsburg. Through interactive performances and behind-the-scenes presentations, experience firsthand the tensions, friendships, and working relationships of Native Americans with the colonies. Discover how the Revolution forces all people to face challenges and make decisions about where their loyalties reside.

So Far from Scioto
So Far from Scioto

To guarantee the terms of the truce at the end of Lord Dunmore’s War of October 1774, four Shawnee Indians traveled to Williamsburg as “hostages.”

The War Party
The War Party

As increasing warfare in the Ohio Valley factionalizes the Shawnee, Neawa, a Shawnee warrior-diplomat, accompanies Indian Agent George Morgan to intercept an Indian war party.

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Breaking Stereotypes through Storytelling

“So Far from Scioto” tells the story of Native Americans on the eve of the Revolutionary War. The scene is performed by an all-Native cast. Hear the actors discuss the importance of telling this often forgotten part of American history and their own hopes to bring Native American humanity to light.

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