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Have you heard of the Stockbridge Militia? Comprised of Mohican, Wappinger, and Munsee men from western Massachusetts, they were the first Indigenous soldiers to join the fight for American independence, serving in key battles at Ticonderoga, Saratoga, and Monmouth, among others. After independence was won, the contributions of Native Americans, like the community from Stockbridge, would largely be forgotten. Discover their story in The American Revolution, a film by Ken Burns, Sarah Botstein an