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“Our Hidden Landscapes: Indigenous Stone Ceremonial Sites in Eastern North America” Book Talk with Dr. Lucianne Lavin

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

Sunday, November 12 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM Published in October 2023, Our Hidden Landscapes, edited by Dr. Lucianne Lavin and Elaine Thomas (Mohegan), provides an important new lens for interpreting stone structures that had previously been attributed to settler colonialism. With contributions from a plethora of Native American culture bearers, anthropologists, and archaeologists, this […]

“Stone Language: Voice of the Ancestors” – A Presentation by Dr. Fred Wiseman

Saturday, December 16th 2:00PM - 3:30PM This is a virtual presentation This year, the Institute for American Indian Studies Annual Native American-Archaeology Roundtable series seeks to explore ecological ties, past and present, through the sharing of new technologies, new findings, and new analyses that help bring Indigenous communities into greater focus. Dr. Frederick Wiseman is […]

“Decolonizing Archaeological Interpretations of Native American Agriculture: An Example from Northern Iroquoia” with John Hart

Saturday, January 13th 2:00PM - 4:00PM This is a virtual presentation Fourteenth to seventeenth-century Northern Iroquoian villages housed hundreds to over 1000 individuals. Various forms of evidence, including isotopic analyses of human teeth, as well as ethnohistorical accounts from the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, suggest that Iroquoian farmers produced large quantities of maize and other […]

“Lessons in Food Sovereignty from White-Tailed Deer and Wampum in 17th Century New England” with Elic Weitzel

Saturday, January 27th 2:00PM - 3:30PM This is a virtual event Analysis of deer and quahog remains from archaeological sites in Southern New England suggests that European colonialism and capitalism inspired unprecedented harvest pressure on these species, despite the human population of the region being smaller than almost ever before. The cause of this overexploitation […]

A Culture Keeper Conversation: The Life and Legacy of Gladys Tantaquidgeon with Rachel Sayet

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

Saturday, March 23rd 2:00PM - 4:00PM This is a Virtual Event.  Gladys Tantaquidgeon (Mohegan) was a medicine woman, tribal elder, author, and anthropologist who helped to found the oldest tribally-owned museum in the United States, the Tantaquidgeon Museum, which is still located in Uncasville, CT to this day. This extraordinary culture keeper, who lived to […]

Indian Rights: 7 Game Changing Decisions with Professor Stephen Pevar

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

Saturday, May 18th1:00PM - 3:00PMNative American tribes and citizens have a unique place in the United States’ legal system. Tribes are considered “domestic dependent nations”, while individuals may be citizens of both the United States and their tribal nation. Stephen Pevar, retired Senior Staff Attorney for the ACLU and current professor of Advanced Federal Indian […]

Pokanoket Program Day at the Institute for American Indian Studies

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

Saturday, July 27th12PM - 1:30PM Historically, the Pokanoket people have resided in Sowams, also known as "Pokanokick", which is located in present day Rhode Island and Massachusetts. At the time of the first contact with Europeans, the Pokanoket were the headship tribe of a greater confederacy with more than 60 tribes, bands, and clans throughout […]

A Presentation on the Nolumbeka Project with Jennifer Lee

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

Saturday, August 31st1PM - 3PMIn Person and Virtual Program The Nolumbeka Project is an organization based in Massachusetts dedicated to providing information about the histories, cultures, and persistence of Northeastern Indigenous Peoples, with the goal of ensuring that they are recognized and celebrated. Join educator and independent researcher Jennifer Lee, Northern Narragansett, for a presentation […]

Stories From The Animals

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

Saturday, October 19th2PM - 4PMIn Person Presentation at the IAIS Etuaptmumk is a Mi’kmaw saying that translates to “Two-Eyed Seeing.” This concept refers to learning how to see the strengths of Indigenous knowledge from one eye and the strengths of Western knowledge from the other. Join White Memorial’s Environmental Educator Colleen Harrak and IAIS Educational […]

Annual Roundtable – “Centering Indigenous Knowledge: Indigenous-led Education for Non-Indigenous Publics”

The Frederick Gunn School 22 Kirby Road, Washington Depot, CT, United States

Saturday, March 22 12PM - 3PMLecture Series at The Frederick Gunn School's Thomas S. Perakos Arts & Community Center 22 Kirby Road, Washington, CTJoin a panel of Indigenous educators for a series of presentations and a roundtable discussion on the importance of centering Indigenous knowledge in education for non-Indigenous publics. This roundtable welcomes discussion about […]