Winter Indian Arts and Crafts Market

Shop for one-of-a-kind holiday gifts from our local Native American crafters, jewelers, and artists at the Winter Indian Arts & Craft Market! Meet and buy directly from the artists while learning about contemporary Native American art and cultures. Stop by to purchase pottery, jewelry, rattles, artwork, flutes and more! The market will be located in […]

Winter Indian Arts and Crafts Market

Shop for one-of-a-kind holiday gifts from our local Native American crafters, jewelers, and artists at the Winter Indian Arts & Craft Market! Meet and buy directly from the artists while learning about contemporary Native American art and cultures. Stop by to purchase pottery, jewelry, rattles, artwork, flutes and more! The market will be located in […]

Winter Solstice Evening

Join IAIS in celebration of the Winter Solstice this Thursday, December 21 from 5:30-8 p.m. We will be discussing Native American cosmology, constellations, and winter activities. There will be hot beverages, crafts and a roaring fire in our replicated village.

Winter Games, Stories, and Crafts

Learn stories, play games, and create crafts. Everyday from 12 - 3 IAIS will feature a new story, game and craft. Play games like snow snake, snow boat, hoop and pole, keeper of the fire, and eagle eye. Create things you can take home, like corn husk dolls, buzzers, and beading.  

Winter Games, Stories, and Crafts

Learn stories, play games, and create crafts. Everyday from 12 - 3 IAIS will feature a new story, game and craft. Play games like snow snake, snow boat, hoop and pole, keeper of the fire, and eagle eye. Create things you can take home, like corn husk dolls, buzzers, and beading.

Winter Games, Stories, and Crafts

Learn stories, play games, and create crafts. Everyday from 12 - 3 IAIS will feature a new story, game and craft. Play games like snow snake, snow boat, hoop and pole, keeper of the fire, and eagle eye. Create things you can take home, like corn husk dolls, buzzers, and beading.

Winter Games, Stories, and Crafts

Learn stories, play games, and create crafts. Everyday from 12 - 3 IAIS will feature a new story, game and craft. Play games like snow snake, snow boat, hoop and pole, keeper of the fire, and eagle eye. Create things you can take home, like corn husk dolls, buzzers, and beading.

Leather Mitten Workshop

Baby, it’s cold outside! Looking for a unique pair of mittens to keep your hands warm during the cold winter months? Join Darlene Kascak, Schaghticoke, for a fun and informative workshop making your very own leather mittens. Space is limited; please call to register (860)868-0518 or email [email protected] Price:  Non-Members: $20 ; IAIS Members: $15 […]

Winter Survival in the Eastern Woodlands

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

Would you have what it takes to survive the New England winters without twenty-first century technology? Perhaps you’ve wondered how Native Americans were able start a fire in the snow, find food, or make shelter. Join IAIS Museum Educator Griffin Kalin for a fun and informative program appropriate for all ages. Dress warmly, as part […]

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 trails and discuss nighttime phenomena that  people in the Eastern Woodlands have been experiencing for thousands of years. End at our replicated Algonkian village for […]