Sunday, April 15 1:00pm - 2:30pm In-Person WorkshopThroughout the year, the IAIS Education Department frequently offers educational workshops on Sunday afternoons. Express your creativity while learning about the world around you and connecting with a culture that has thousands of years of history in this area. This week, we invite visitors to join our IAIS […]
Sunday, May 13 1:00pm - 3pm In-Person Event Many Native American societies are matrilineal, meaning that they trace their family lines through the mother. This is one of the many ways that Native American cultures showed respect for women. IAIS Educator Irene Norman (Mohawk descent) will help you create a handmade beaded necklace during this […]
Sunday, May 21 11:00pm - 1pm In-Person Event Did you know that before the bow and arrow many cultures throughout the world, including Native Americans, used atlatls to hunt? Such dart throwers enable hunters to throw the dart faster and farther than by hand alone. Under the guidance of IAIS Educator Susan Scherf, you will […]
Saturday, June 24 1:00pm In-Person Event Coiling is a basketry technique practiced in Native American communities across the continent, with traditional patterns, materials, and construction style varying by region. Join artist and educator Eva Newell (Member of Pokanoket Tribe, Pokanoket Nation; Cape Sable Island Wampanoag, Nauset and Cree descent) for a beginner’s workshop in which […]
Saturday, September 23 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM As a follow up to the sold out finger weaving basket workshop in June, we are once again pleased to host artist and educator Eva Newell (Member of Pokanoket Tribe, Pokanoket Nation; Cape Sable Island Wampanoag, Nauset and Cree descent). In this workshop, participants will construct a […]
Sunday, December 10th 12:00PM - 3:00PM For thousands of years, Native peoples have decorated clothing and items with materials found in nature, such as shells, stones, seeds and porcupine quills. In more recent centuries, multi-colored glass beads have become a favorite medium, as well. In this wonderful workshop hosted by IAIS Educator Irene Norman (Mohawk […]
Sunday, January 14th 1:00PM - 2:30PM The IAIS Education Department frequently offers family-friendly educational workshops on Sunday afternoons. This year, many of our Sunday Fun Day workshops will focus on the teachings of trees and the power of plants, which indigenous communities have been carefully stewarding for thousands of years. For this month’s workshop, we […]
Saturday, February 24th 11:00AM - 1:00PM Drums have been an important part of Native American cultures throughout the Americas for centuries. Learn about the history of these instruments, as well as their continued importance to Native American culture as you make your very own rawhide drum. The drums made in this workshop will be 14” […]
Sunday, March 17th 1:00PM - 3:00PM The IAIS Education Department frequently offers family-friendly educational workshops on Sunday afternoons. This year, many of our Sunday Fun Day workshops feature the teachings of trees and the power of plants, which indigenous communities have been carefully stewarding for thousands of years. For this month’s workshop, we’re focusing on […]
Sunday, March 30th 11:00AM - 2:00PM Did you know: the word moccasin comes from the Algonkian word meaning shoe or footwear? Traditional Native American clothing varies widely from tribe to tribe, but nearly one universal element has been the moccasin. This sturdy slipper-shaped type of shoe was sewn from tanned animal hides. Join Darlene Kascak, […]