Survival Skills: Foraging Ramps (Inside with IAIS)
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
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Outdoors
Outside with IAIS: Scavenger Hunt Challenge
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 […]
The Natural History of Birds, Bears, and Beavers (oh my)
The Institute for American Indian Studies 38 Curtis Road, Washington, CT, United StatesJoin 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 […]
Full Moon Walk: Falling Leaves Moon
The Institute for American Indian Studies 38 Curtis Road, Washington, CT, United StatesTHIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT - Please check back for upcoming outdoor experiences taking place in October Join Susan Scherf, IAIS Museum Educator and Ecologist, for a walk along our […]
International Archaeology Day Celebration
The Institute for American Indian Studies 38 Curtis Road, Washington, CT, United StatesInternational Archaeology Day Ongoing throughout the day, dig into the fun with IAIS Staff and uncover what makes archaeology such a fascinating field of study. Archaeology is the study of […]
Sunday Fun Day Craft Workshops: Snow Snakes
The Institute for American Indian Studies 38 Curtis Road, Washington, CT, United StatesThis 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 […]
Winter Moon Walk
The Institute for American Indian Studies 38 Curtis Road, Washington, CT, United StatesThe 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 […]
Earth Day Weekend Walk: Etuaptmumk
The Institute for American Indian Studies 38 Curtis Road, Washington, CT, United StatesEtuaptmumk is a Mi’kmaw saying that translates to “Two-Eyed Seeing.” This concept refers to learning how to see from one eye the strengths of traditional indigenous knowledge, and from the […]
REDress Project Installation
The Institute for American Indian Studies 38 Curtis Road, Washington, CT, United StatesEach year, thousands of women, children, and Two Spirit Native Americans go missing or are found murdered in the United States and Canada. Gaps in data make the true scope […]
River Ecology and Birding Walk with Susan Scherf
The Institute for American Indian Studies 38 Curtis Road, Washington, CT, United StatesNative peoples traditionally recognized that all beings are related and that animals and plants can be our teachers. During the spring season there are many changes happening in the world […]