Going to Work: Late Woodland Period Style

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

Tools and structures are a necessary part of everyday life, but do we ever think about how they are made? In a Native American village 1,000 years ago, the inhabitants […]

Going to Work: Late Woodland Period Style

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

Tools and structures are a necessary part of everyday life, but do we ever think about how they are made? In a Native American village 1,000 years ago, the inhabitants […]

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 […]

Worm Moon Walk

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

Due to the approaching storm this event has been Postponed! A new date will be announced shortly As the weather warms up, the evening sights and sounds begin to change. […]

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 […]

Connecticut Trails Day Heritage Walk

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

As part of Connecticut Trails Day weekend, Dr Lucianne Lavin, Director of Research and Collections at IAIS, will lead a walk along the museum's trails, ending at our replicated Algonkian […]