This Tomaquag Museum Lunch & Learn episode featured Linford Fisher for a presentation entitled “The Revolutionary Resistance in the Stealing of America”. In the video, Fisher discusses how Native individuals shaped their collective futures as he introduces themes from his forthcoming book, Stealing America: The Hidden Story of Indigenous Slavery in U.S. History. This year’s Lunch & Learn lineup features monthly presentations by esteemed historians, educators, and Indigenous knowledge keepers. Click here for the 58-minute presentation posted on March 18, 2026 by the Tomaquag Museum.

This virtual Lunch & Learn series aligns with the Museum’s educational theme, “Revolution: Asserting Sovereignty, in recognition of the United States’ 250th Semiquincentennial.”

Throughout this ongoing series, a wide range of topics will be explored to deepen awareness of Indigenous history, culture, and current issues, while highlighting the vital work being done to preserve and revitalize traditional knowledge and lifeways.

The revolutionary resistance in the “stealing of America” involved a multifaceted struggle against colonial expansion, Indigenous enslavement, and land dispossession. Native nations fought for sovereignty, while enslaved people used active and passive resistance, with nearly 600,000 Indigenous people enslaved alongside African captives, shaping a, hidden history of resistance.