Outreach Programs
Can’t Make It To The Museum?We’ll Bring Our Programs To You
Although nothing helps introduce Eastern Woodland Native American concepts quite like a visit to the Institute for American Indian Studies, if your institution is unable to make the trip, one of our Outreach Programs may be the next best thing! Our Educators bring the experience right to you with authentic and replicated artifacts, traditional clothing and furs and visual materials to help people imagine what it was like to be in the Eastern Woodlands.
For more information on Outreach programs or to book a program, please email [email protected]
Pre-K to Second Grade
A Storied Tradition (Pre-K – 2nd Grades)
Since time immemorial, the oral tradition of storytelling has been used by Indigenous people to pass on the history, culture and life lessons from one generation to the next. One of our two storytellers on staff will bring history to life when they share Traditional Native American stories in the Longhouse fashion. These stories about animals teach valuable life lessons such as how to live in harmony with nature, how to be a good human being, the consequences for bad behavior, and answer questions about how things came to be.
This program is offered as an in-person outreach for a minimum fee of $325 plus mileage, or as a pre-recorded video for $97.00 per class or presentation.
Standard Program Length: 1 1/4 hour
| Common Core Standards | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | Writing | Speaking & Listening | Language |
| 1, 2, 5, 7 | 1, 2, 3, 4 | 1, 4 | |
| Connecticut State Standards | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| History | Civics | Ecology | Geology |
| k.1, k.2, k.3, k.4; 1.1, 1.4; 2.2 | k.3 | k.1; 1.3 | K.4; 1.4; 2.4, 2.5 |
Third - Fifth Grade
Quinnetukut: Stories of Survival (3rd – 5th Grades)
n this program students are introduced to the lives of Native Americans in the past. Students will examine depictions of a Native village and describe significant roles within a community. They will discuss how the environment shaped daily life and what natural resources were necessary for survival. Students will also experience how stories were used to teach important lessons, and get to interact with Indigenous cultural items and resources.
This program is offered as an in-person outreach for a minimum fee of $325 plus mileage, or as a live virtual presentation for for $197.00 per class or presentation.
Standard Program Length: 1 1/4 hour
Middle and High School
When Cultures Collide (Middle and High School)
n historical accounts about the colonization of the Americas, most of what is emphasized comes from the colonial perspective and the Indigenous voices have all but been erased. For a complete and accurate view of history, both perspectives need to be better understood. Through analysis of primary resources and Indigenous oral traditions, students will hear about the different ways that the two cultures valued and interacted with the land, leading to drastically different world views.
This program is offered as an in-person outreach for a minimum fee of $325 plus mileage, or as a live virtual presentation for for $197.00 per class or presentation.
Standard Program Length: 1 1/4 hour
| Common Core Standards | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | Writing | Speaking & Listening | Language |
| 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9 | 1, 2, 6, 7, 10 | 1, 2, 4 | 1, 4, 5, 6 |
| Connecticut State Standards | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Geography | Civics | Economics | History |
| 6.3, 7.3, 6.5, 7.5, 6.6, 7.6, 6.9, 7.9, 8.3 9.5, 10.5, 11.5, 12.5, 9.10, 10.10, 11,10, 12.10, 9.14, 10.14, 11.14, 12.14 |
8.4, 9.4, 10.4, 11.4, 12.4 | 6.1, 7.1, 8.3, 8.4, 8.5, 8.9 9.1, 10.1, 11.1, 12.1, 9.4, 10.4, 11.4, 12.4, 9.5, 10.5, 11.5, 12.5, 9.7, 10.7, 11.7, 12.7 |
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Ninth - Twelfth Grade
Power of the Eigth Generation (9th – 12th Grades)
Students will explore post-contact history and its impact on public knowledge and Native identity. We aim to initiate meaningful conversations about European-Native American interactions, where students can identify with both points of view after learning about the diversity among Native American communities and resilience in the face of assimilation and colonial control.
This program is offered as an in-person outreach for a minimum fee of $325 plus mileage, or as a live virtual presentation for for $197.00 per class or presentation.
Standard Program Length: 1 1/4 hour
| Common Core Standards | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | Writing | Speaking & Listening | Language |
| 4, 6, 7 | 2, 3 | 4, 5, 6 | 3, 4, 6 |
| Connecticut State Standards | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| History | Civics | Ecology | Geography |
| 9-12.1, 9-12.2, 9-12.3, 9-12.4, 9-12.5, 9-12.6, 9-12.7, 9-12.14 | 9-12.1, 9-12.3, 9-12.5, 9-12.12, 9-12.13, 9-12.14, 9-12.17 | 9-12.2, 9-12.4, 9-12.5 | |
Ninth - Twelfth Grade
Etuaptmumk: Two-Eyed Seeing (9th – 12th Grades)
IAIS educators will help students to examine the world with a blend of Western environmental science and traditional Indigenous teachings in honor of the Mi’kmaw concept of “etuaptmumk”. Students will learn how their relationship with the environment is shaped depending on the world view they were raised in and how that affects the way they see and understand their place in, and responsibility to, the environment. Two-Eyed Seeing can lead to powerful transcultural and collaborative work to leave the world a better place for future generations.
This program is offered as an in-person outreach for a minimum fee of $325 plus mileage, or as a live virtual presentation for for $197.00 per class or presentation
Standard Program Length: 1 1/4 hour
| Common Core Standards | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | Writing | Speaking & Listening | Language |
| 4, 6, 7 | 2, 3 | 4, 5, 6 | 3, 4, 6 |
| Connecticut State Standards | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| History | Civics | Ecology | Geography |
| 9-12.1, 9-12.2, 9-12.3, 9-12.4, 9-12.5, 9-12.6, 9-12.7, 9-12.14 | 9-12.1, 9-12.3, 9-12.5, 9-12.12, 9-12.13, 9-12.14, 9-12.17 | 9-12.2, 9-12.4, 9-12.5 | |