Livingston Film Series Presents: Big Medicine York Outdoors
November 13 @ 7:00pm
Thursday November 13th, 2025
7:00 pm
The Dulcie Theatre at the Shane Lalani Center for the Arts
415 East Lewis Street, Livingston, MT 59047
TICKETS: Free Admission
CONTACT: Shane Center Box Office
406-222-1420 / www.theshanecenter.org
Livingston Film Series Presents: Big Medicine York Outdoors
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.
Produced in partnership with the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail and NEW Multimedia, and
distributed by the Lewis & Clark Trail Alliance, this powerful documentary follows a group of Black outdoor
leaders on a four-day expedition through Montana’s Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument. Their
journey retraces the path of the original Corps of Discovery while honoring York’s legacy and highlighting the
healing, empowerment, and joy that the natural world can offer.
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.
Mr. Norm Miller (film outfitter and guide) will conduct a post film Q&A.
