This traditional Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) winter game involves a stick that is carved and decorated to resemble a snake. Competitors throw the stick along a snow trench and try to see how far they can throw it. Join IAIS Educator Susan Scherf for an hour of whittling good fun. Pre-registration is required. Please email [email protected] or […]
For thousands of years, many Native peoples decorated clothing and items with materials found in nature, such as shell, stones, seeds and porcupine quills. In more recent centuries, multi-colored glass beads have become a favorite alternative. This week’s workshop will focus on beading basics. Join IAIS Educator Susan Scherf for an introduction into beading techniques […]
Looking to expand your reading list and discuss a variety of issues and topics important to Native people? If so, please join our new digital 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 be reading […]
As They Speak: Native Voices in Today’s Literature – Virtual Book Club January Title: One Native Life by Richard Wagamese Wednesday, January 27, 7:00pm Looking to expand your reading list and discuss a variety of issues and topics important to Native people? If so, please join our new digital book club, As They Speak: Native Voices in Today’s […]
The soft sounds of the nighttime winter woodlands provide a pleasant setting for a walk guided by the light of the first full moon of 2021. Join IAIS Educators for a walk along our museum’s trails and a discussion of nighttime phenomena that people in the Eastern Woodlands have been experiencing for thousands of years. […]