Winter Games, Stories, and Crafts

Learn stories, play games, and create crafts. Everyday from 12 - 3 IAIS will feature a new story, game and craft. Play games like snow snake, snow boat, hoop and […]

Once in a Blue Moon Walk

The Institute for American Indian Studies 38 Curtis Road, Washington, CT, United States

The full moon on this evening will be the second one for January 2018, making it a Blue Moon. Join IAIS staff as we take a walk along our museum’s […]

Maple Sugaring Festival

The Institute for American Indian Studies 38 Curtis Road, Washington, CT, United States

Looking for a sweet end to the winter months? As the  days get warmer but the nights are still cold, it’s just the right conditions for maple sugaring!  Join IAIS […]

Painting Workshop with Jeanne Morningstar Kent

Spend a sociable afternoon with friends painting figurines! There are both Native American and wildlife forms just waiting to be brushed with color and looking to be placed in your […]

We Are All Connected: Earth Day Event

Since long before Earth Day was established in 1970 to promote protection of the environment, Native Americans groups have believed that all living and non-living things had a spirit, or […]

Before the Bow and Arrow: An Atlatl Workshop with Gary Nolf

The Institute for American Indian Studies 38 Curtis Road, Washington, CT, United States

Saturday, May 5,  11:00 am - 2:00 pm Did you know that before the bow and arrow many Native Americans used atlatls to hunt? Such dart throwers enabled hunters to […]

Wampum Demonstration with Annawon Weeden

  Did you know that the purple and white beads carved from quahog and whelk shells known as wampum have been used for centuries in Native communities to create social […]