Indian Givers: The True Story of Moss Lake, a book that chronicles the 1974 to 1977 occupation of Moss Lake by members of the Mohawk Indian nation, is being made into a documentary film.
The co-authors of the 2010 book, Romey Gallo and Wayne Martin, are working with local videographers Ximena and Kurt Gardner of Adirondack Moun-tain Productions, in producing the film.
Gallo and Martin, both retired NY State Troopers who were assigned to the Moss Lake site during the conflict, pitched the idea of the documentary to the Gardners after reading an October 2012 article in The Weekly Adirondack regarding their production of the short film, “And Winter Slow,” that was being screened at the Strand Theatre.
The Gardners agreed to produce the project, and were astounded by the number of local people who had first-hand knowledge of the conflict who are still living in the area.
Among those contacted about talking about their experiences on film are Big Moosers Denny McAllister and Doug and Bonnie Bennett, Gus Drake, Bill Chesebro, and Bob Crofut.
The Gardners have just begun work on the trailer, filming Gallo at his North Carolina home.