Thursday, May 14 | 7:00PM Virtual program US settler colonialism is an on-going process—one that gains legitimacy through a sticky network of legal rulings that often violate the First Amendment right to religious freedom. But what exactly do we mean by “religious freedom”? Who exactly is protected by the First Amendment? And who do we even consider […]
Saturday, May 23 | 1:00PM From sachem’s son to servant, then soldier to sailor, Abimelech Uncas lived an incredible life in his 19 years. Join Ellery Thomas Leary, M.A. (Park Historian, Putnam Memorial State Park) at the Institute for American Indian Studies to learn more about one Mohegan boy’s journey, which took him from “Bentown” to […]
Wednesday, May 27 | 7:00PM Virtual discussion Looking to expand your reading list and discuss a variety of issues and topics important to Native people? Please join our virtual book club, As They Speak: Native Voices in Today’s Literature. Based on a variety of topics and featuring a range of genres, all of the books we will […]
Saturday, May 30 | 8:30PM Did you know that there are about thirteen full moons each year? Indeed, many Indigenous communities traditionally kept track of this lunar cycle using a turtle shell as a calendar. This is also why we sometimes have a “blue moon.” This year, a blue moon will be occurring in May. This […]