An integral feature of this museum is our replicated Algonkian village and Three Sisters garden, which resembles a Native American community of the Eastern Woodlands from as early as 1000 […]
Did you know that Native Americans have served in the United States military with the highest record of service per capita when compared to any other ethnic group? Each year […]
Listen to stories, play games and create crafts! The IAIS Education Department will feature traditional Native American games, as well as crafts and stories. Play games such as snow snake, […]
Listen to stories, play games and create crafts! The IAIS Education Department will feature traditional Native American games, as well as crafts and stories. Play games such as snow snake, […]
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 2020. Join IAIS educators for a […]
Did you know that snow snake, a traditional Haudonosaunee (Iroquois) winter game, is still played in many Northern Native American communities? This game involves a stick carved and decorated to […]
Would you have what it takes to thrive in the New England winters without twenty-first century technology? Perhaps you’ve wondered how Native Americans were able to start a fire in […]
Join avid survivalist and IAIS Educator Griffin Kalin as he identifies, processes and harvests early spring wild edibles! This video will be focusing on ramps and violet
Perhaps you have a child who is feeling cooped up inside? Maybe you know of a child at heart that feels a bit cooped up, too? We invite our followers […]
Join Susan Scherf, museum educator and former wildlife rehabilitator, for a thought-provoking discussion featuring the wildlife that lives right here in Connecticut! Learn more about the animals you may already […]