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Three Sisters’ Seed Starting Workshop: Planting The Seeds For New Growth

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

Saturday, April 191PM - 3PM For generations, many Indigenous communities in the Americas have practiced a companion planting method known as the three sisters, using the combined strength of corn, beans, and squash to produce healthy gardens. Join IAIS Staff for a workshop and celebration of the renewal of life that accompanies spring after a […]

April Virtual Book Club – NEW POETS OF NATIVE NATIONS

Wednesday, April 307PM - 8:30PMThis is a virtual event. Looking to expand your reading list and discuss a variety of issues and topics important to Native people? Please join our virtual book club, As They Speak: Native Voices in Today’s Literature. Based on a variety of topics and featuring a range of genres, all of […]

Missing Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two Spirit Awareness Week

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

Saturday, May 3 - Saturday May 10 Red Dress Installation at the IAIS museum: Saturday, May 3rd - Saturday, May 10th Each year, thousands of women, children, and 2 Spirit Native Americans go missing or are found murdered in the United States and Canada. Gaps in data make the true scope difficult to estimate, but […]

Spring Ecology Hike: Bugs and Birds of the Eastern Woodlands

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

Saturday, May 241:00PM - 3:00PM Many Indigenous communities traditionally recognize that all beings are related and that animals and plants can be our teachers. Indeed, there is much that we can learn from the creatures that share the environment around us. Join ecologist and IAIS Educator Susan Scherf for a guided ecology hike, in which […]

May Virtual Book Club – ELATSOE by Darcie Little Badger

Wednesday, May 287PM - 8:30PMThis is a virtual event. Looking to expand your reading list and discuss a variety of issues and topics important to Native people? Please join our virtual book club, As They Speak: Native Voices in Today’s Literature. Based on a variety of topics and featuring a range of genres, all of […]

Connecticut Open House Day

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

Saturday, June 1411:00AM - 4:00PM As part of the 21st annual Connecticut Open House Day, visit the Institute for American Indian Studies to learn about the more than 12,000-year history of Connecticut’s Indigenous inhabitants. Museum educators and docents will be offering introductory tours of the museum and replicated Algonkian village. Want a deeper dive? Test […]

Ripe for the Taking? A Two-Eyed Seeing Strawberry Planting Workshop

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

Saturday, June 212:00PM - 4:00PM Cultures throughout the world have traditions and beliefs centered around the strawberry. In many Indigenous communities it is said that when wild strawberries ripen, they represent life and good health. As the first local berry to ripen, they also herald the arrival of summer. Join IAIS Educational Outreach Ambassador Darlene […]

June Virtual Book Club – The Great Vanishing Act, Sections 1-3

Wednesday, June 257PM - 8:30PMThis is a virtual event. Looking to expand your reading list and discuss a variety of issues and topics important to Native people? Please join our virtual book club, As They Speak: Native Voices in Today’s Literature. Based on a variety of topics and featuring a range of genres, all of […]

Getting To The Point: Beginner Flintknapping Workshop

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

Saturday, July 191:00PM - 4:00PM Looking for a workshop that will rock your world? Join IAIS Educator and Head of Fabrication Griffin Kalin, who has a background in traditional skills and experimental archaeology, as you learn percussion and pressure flaking techniques and try your hand at turning a rock into a useful stone tool. Spend […]

July Virtual Book Club – THE GREAT VANISHING ACT, Section 4

Wednesday, July 307PM - 8:30PMThis is a virtual event. Looking to expand your reading list and discuss a variety of issues and topics important to Native people? Please join our virtual book club, As They Speak: Native Voices in Today’s Literature. Based on a variety of topics and featuring a range of genres, all of […]