Looking for a sweet end to the winter months? As the days get warmer, but the nights remain cold, it's just the right condition for maple sugaring! Join IAIS staff, along with Jeff and Judy Kalin, of Primitive Technology, Inc., for an event celebrating the gift of Maple Sugar. The Kalins will demonstrate the traditional […]
This Event is Postponed. Throughout the winter, the IAIS Education Department is offering fun, but informal craft programs on Sunday afternoons. Have fun with your family and friends, explore a variety of craft mediums, and express your creativity while learning about the world around you and connecting with a culture that has thousands of years […]
This Event is Postponed. 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 from Education Coordinator Darlene Kascak, Schaghticoke Tribal Nation, as you make your very own rawhide drum. The drums made […]
This Event is Postponed. Environmental injustice is an ongoing threat to indigenous peoples globally as their lands are stripped for mining, logging, farming, ranching and storage of spent nuclear fuels. The Litchfield Hills Archaeology Club welcomes Dr. Laurie Weinstein, Professor Emerita of Anthropology at Western Connecticut State University, for a presentation about North American indigenous […]
Join us for another installment of Tales from the Rabbit Bag. Each Friday, Education Coordinator and Traditional Storyteller Darlene Kascak, STN, shares a story with an important lesson. '
Join IAIS' Assistant Director/Curator in a discussion regarding the proliferation of Lover's Leap sites throughout the United States with the authors of Lover's Leap Legends: From Sappho of Lesbos to Wah Wah Tee of Waco, Leland and Crystal Payton (Lense and Pen Press, 2020). We look forward to a lively discussion, and join the conversation […]
Join avid survivalist and IAIS Educator Griffin Kalin as he identifies, processes and harvests early spring wild edibles! This video will be focusing on ramps and violet
Perhaps you have a child who is feeling cooped up inside? Maybe you know of a child at heart that feels a bit cooped up, too? We invite our followers young and old to participate in this outdoor scavenger hunt activity created by our education department. This set of challenges can be done in your […]
Join us for another installment of Tales from the Rabbit Bag. Each Friday, Education Coordinator and Traditional Storyteller Darlene Kascak, (STN) shares a story with an important lesson. "How Squirrel got to be the size that he is today" For activities related to our Inside with IAIS series click here
Join us for another installment of Tales from the Rabbit Bag. Each Friday, Education Coordinator and Traditional Storyteller Darlene Kascak, STN, shares a story with an important lesson.