Big Medicine: York Outdoors // Panel Discussion w/ Oregon Black Pioneers
Run Time: 120 min.
TICKETS $15
Doors 6:30 p.m.; Event 7 p.m.
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THE EXPERIENCE
Join us for the West Coast premiere of Big Medicine: York Outdoors, presented by Oregon Black Pioneers as part of York Fest. Big Medicine: York Outdoors is a documentary film which follows eight Black educators and environmental stewards as they retrace the steps of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, reflecting on York’s legacy during a four-day river trip through Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument. After the film, documentary participants Hasan Davis, Carolyn Finney, and Zachary Stocks will take part in a conversation about the experience and the relationship between people of color and the outdoors, moderated by James Edward Mills of The Joy Trip Project.
This event is a part of York Fest, a week-long festival honoring York at venues across Portland, Oct. 17-25. Presented by Oregon Black Pioneers. Go to www.yorkfest.com to learn about other York Fest events.
ON SCREEN: Big Medicine: York Outdoors
Directed by: Andrew Lambertson. Runtime: 35 minutes.
Big Medicine: York Outdoors explores the untold story of York, the only African American member of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. Enslaved by Captain William Clark, York did not choose to be part of this journey, yet his significant contributions as a hunter, guide, caretaker, and intermediary in interactions with Tribal Nations are chronicled in the journals of Expedition members as well as in accounts from the tribes they met along the way. The Arikara tribe referred to him as Big Medicine for his strength and the color of his skin. This film follows eight educators and environmental stewards as they retrace York’s steps on a four-day river trip along the Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument. On their journey to revive York’s story, they explore themes of recreation access for people of color, and the joy and healing that the outdoors can provide.
The 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.