Stomping Freedom w/ in-person Q&A - sponsored by Steve & Chris Matthew
1778. Immersed in political strife, invaded by a violent agenda, Shawnees and all the Ohio Tribes must face the reality that something has changed, and that with news of a letter carried by unwanted land surveyors, their world is soon to be upside down. <div><br></div><div>With Director (Kane Stratton) and actors (Jake Tiger and Karen Hoffman) in person for a discussion and Q&A.</div><div><br></div><div>Bios:</div><div><div>Jake Tiger - Seminole, Ojibwe, Sauk and Fox. Bear clan. Estonko, I am an enrolled member of the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma in the Thomas Palmer</div><div>band. I make historic reproductions of Seminole/Mvskoke clothing and material culture items of the 19th and 18th century along with the pre-contact era.</div><div>My work is featured in 6 museums and 1 public school in the United States. I also teach at Wewoka High School as the American Indian Studies instructor. I am also the curator of education at the Seminole Nation Museum. I do contract work also in my LLC (Tiger Cultural Strategies) working with numerous institutions.</div><div>I have been involved in film work professionally since 2017 and I have representation through the TABB agency. I hope you all enjoy Stomping Freedom as much as I enjoyed working on this project. Mvto.</div><div><br></div><div>Karen Hoffman - <span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap; text-indent: 0.307999pt;">Sheku, My name is Karen Ann Hoffman. I’m a Haudenosaunee Raised Beadwork Artist and an enrolled citizen of the Oneida Nation of Wisconsin. I make my home on a 40 acre homestead in central Wisconsin where I live, hunt, forage and bead. I have studied Raised beadwork as the lifelong student of premier Raised Beaders Samuel Thomas and his mother Lorna Hill both of the Cayuga Nation as well as obtaining a Masters Degree in human development focusing on beadwork as a sign of cultural identity. </span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap; text-indent: 0.505997pt;">I use my beadwork as a written language to hold and share the traditions and worldview of generations of my ancestors, representing for the incredible Haudenosaunee artists of today and laying a table for those whose faces we have yet to see. I am equally passionate about providing other Native artists opportunities to install prominent, permanent pieces of public art including sculpture, murals, poetry, film and theatre. </span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.440002pt;">Because of my devotion to safekeeping our culture, I am honored to have been named an Oneida National Treasure by my tribe as well as a National Heritage Fellow by the National Endowment for the Arts. </span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap; text-indent: 0.165001pt;">I think it’s important that both nations of which I am a citizen, recognize the importance of beadwork as a material language and the necessity of uplifting this art form. </span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap; text-indent: 0.505997pt;">I believe strongly in the power and importance of Native art and the necessity to have authentic, in-community voices at the forefront of the conversations, installations creation and curation of our art. I live my life in ways that allow me to reach for these goals for myself and others. </span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap; text-indent: 0.505997pt;">I’ve also been honored to have been named a TapRoot Fellow and a United StatesArtist Fellow and Fellow of the Wisconsin Academy of Arts and Science. My work has found permanent homes in the care of the Smithsonian Institution (NMAI), Chicago’s Field Museum, The Fenimore Art Museum, the Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art and other fine institutions.</span></div><span id="docs-internal-guid-28c40e89-7fff-35b3-2553-475fe472372d"><div><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-variant: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-variant: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Kane Stratton - Mr. Stratton has worked with Caesar’s Ford Theatre (cftohio.org) since 2019. Originally, Mr. Stratton’s interest was in regrowing historical outdoor drama in Greene County, the home of the discontinued play, “Blue Jacket.” His goal was to produce an outdoor drama that acted out the same history, but do that in a more historically accurate way, beginning with casting American Indian actors. Then Covid times crushed the outdoor drama world in 2020. Quickly, Kane and Caesar's Ford Theatre pivoted to film as a medium that did not require live audiences. Beginning with Caesar: An American Maroon, Kane wrote and directed the first film produced in Ohio offering the performances of actual Shawnee Tribal citizens along with the actual Shawnee language spoken throughout the dialogue. From that experience, he realized that his goal of improving the accuracy as well as the authenticity of American Indian performances here in Ohio could become a reality!</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-variant: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></span></div></span><div><span style="color: rgb(15, 15, 15); font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Director's Statement: As an homage to the dignity and pride of American Indian peoples who resisted the American Revolution, this film will show you a side of history that's not ever been seen before. </span></div><div><div dir="ltr" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="color: rgb(15, 15, 15); font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><br></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="color: rgb(15, 15, 15); font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> -Filmed at historic sites, present day Greene and Clark Counties Ohio, the Shawnees' homelands. </span></div><div dir="ltr" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="color: rgb(15, 15, 15); font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: transparent;"> -The characters speak the Shawnee language thanks to our language consultants, Eric and Aubree Wensman (Shawnee Tribe). </span></div><div dir="ltr" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="color: rgb(15, 15, 15); font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: transparent;"> -The dress of our cast is actual 18th century fashion, coordinated by our Shawnee historical expert, Jeremy Turner (Shawnee Tribe). </span></div><div dir="ltr" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="color: rgb(15, 15, 15); font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: transparent;"> -All the Native peoples' roles were cast with citizens of federally recognized Tribal nations. </span></div></div></div>Historical DramaPT40M2026-10-10USenKaren Hoffman
Jake Tiger
Kane Stratton
Stomping Freedom w/ in-person Q&A - sponsored by Steve & Chris Matthew"Stomping Freedom w/ in-person Q&A - sponsored by Steve & Chris Matthew"Showtimes
October 10, 1:00 pm
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