Film Showing: "Up and Down the River"

Event Times

01:30 PM - 02:30 PM

Location Details

Community Space, Bunker Hill Museum

Cost

This is a free event.

Event Description

Join the National Park Service Rangers at the Bunker Hill Museum for a free public screening of the Mohegan Tribe’s historical film Up and Down the River.  

Spanning the colonial and American Revolutionary eras, Up and Down the River delves into the difficult decisions made by members of the Mohegan Tribe at these pivotal periods in both tribal and U.S. history. Featured in this film is the Ashbow family, including Hannah and her son Samuel Ashbow Jr. Choosing to fight alongside the American colonists, Samuel Ashbow Jr. died at the Battle of Bunker Hill in 1775, becoming one of the first Indigenous soldiers to die in the American Revolution. 

About the Film 

Up and Down the River is a 20-minute educational film that centers Mohegan nuanced perspective of and participation in the American Revolution. In siding with the American colonists, Mohegans faced sacrifices as they sought to preserve Mohegan sovereignty, identity, and cultural traditions. Some Mohegan soldiers, such as Sameul Ashbow Jr., gave their lives for the cause of Mohegan and American independence. Mohegan women faced the loss of family members, as well as their social and political rights. Through these losses, generations of Mohegan women resiliently preserved their traditions, language, and identity to ensure the future of the Mohegan nation. 

Up and Down the River was co-written by Council of Elders Vice Chair Melissa Tantaquidgeon Zobel and her daughter Film Director Madeline Sayet. The National Parks of Boston helped the Mohegan Tribe secure funding to produce this film through the National Park Foundation.