Sunday, October 15 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM Throughout time, humans have used different techniques to navigate their surroundings and find a sense of place. These are still useful skills […]
Saturday, March 2nd 11:00AM - 4:00PM Looking for a sweet end to the winter months? As the days get warmer, but the nights remain cold, it’s the right condition for […]
Saturday, April 13th 10:00AM - 1:00PM Native peoples traditionally recognized that all beings are related and that animals and plants can be our teachers. With the changes in the season, […]
Sunday, April 28th1:00PM - 2:30PM & 3:00PM - 5:30PMHave you ever wondered how traditional indigenous communities knew which types of materials to use for making tools, and how to source […]
Sunday, June 2nd10:00AM - 12:00PM Did you know that late spring and early summer is the best season to peel bark off of a tree? As such, it was the […]
Saturday, June 15th10:00AM - 12:00PM;1:00PM - 3:00PM For thousands of years, Native communities in the Eastern Woodlands lived in villages consisting of dome-shaped structures called wigwams, made out of saplings, […]
Saturday, July 20th1PM - 3PM For thousands of years, indigenous communities have used natural fibers to make everything from shelter, to fishing equipment, to clothing. Join IAIS Educator and Ecologist […]
Saturday, September 21st1PM - 3PM For thousands of years, cultures throughout the world, including many Native American communities, used bows and arrows for utilitarian purposes, such as hunting. In modern […]
Sunday, September 22nd1PM - 3PM In many indigenous communities, plants are considered teachers because there is much that we can learn from them. As part of the annual Housatonic Heritage […]
Sunday, October 27th1PM - 4PM In conjunction with our new temporary exhibit Earth, Water; Aired and Fired about the process of pottery creation in traditional Indigenous communities, join a hands-on […]
