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Start Date
Saturday, September 06, 2025
End Date
Saturday, September 06, 2025
Time
9:30 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Title
Big Medicine: York Outdoors Film Screening - September 6
Description
Come see the new documentary Big Medicine: York Outdoors before its release to the public in Fall 2025. This special screening on September 6 at 10:30 AM and 2 PM will offer the opportunity to see the film and participate in its themes through outdoor programs at Lewis & Clark State Historic Site. The documentary will focus on York's experiences on the Lewis & Clark Expedition as an enslaved servant while also looking at the experience of traveling through the outdoors of the American West.
A panel discussion will follow the 10:30 AM screening. Outdoor activities by our partners at The Nature Institute and The Audubon Center at Riverlands are available throughout the day. Historian Jeffrey Edison will present a lecture on York and his legacy.
Seating and activities are open to the public at no charge. No reservations or tickets are required.
Schedule
9:30 AM: Art in Nature with The Nature Institute
10:30 AM: Screening Big Medicine: York Outdoors
11 AM: Panel discussion with Jeffrey Edison and Other Guests
11:30 AM: Birding Walk with Audubon Center at Riverlands
12:30 PM: "York: The Enslaved Body Servant of William Clark" with Jeffrey Edison (St. Louis County Parks Historic Sites)
2 PM: Screening Big Medicine: York Outdoors
About the Film
The 35-minute film is a collaborative effort between Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail and NEW Multimedia, as part of Big Medicine: The York Project, an initiative to bring York’s story to the foreground. It follows eight Black educators and environmental stewards as they retrace the steps of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, reflecting on York’s legacy, and the importance of outdoor recreation on a four-day river trip through Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument.
Check out the Big Medicine: York Outdoors teaser trailer here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KlRk6bubaw4
For More Information
For more information about this event contact Site Interpretive Coordinator Benjamin Pollard at 618-251-5811 or benjamin.pollard@illinois.gov.
Event Type
Birding Event Bird Walk, Cultural Resources, Entertainment, Festival, Historic Site, History, Museum Event, Nature
DNR Region
Statewide
Location
Lewis and Clark State Historic Site
DNR Park
Lewis & Clark State Historic Site
Address
1 Lewis and Clark Trail
City
Hartford
State
Illinois
Zip
62048
Contact Person
Benjamin Pollard
Phone
618-251-5811
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