Brenda Hill (Tuscarora/Choctaw) is an indigenous artist who specializes in pottery and special order clay items. For several decades, she has exhibited and taught the history of Haudenosaunee pottery at […]
This traditional Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) winter game involves a stick that is carved and decorated to resemble a snake. Competitors throw the stick along a snow trench and try to see […]
For thousands of years, many Native peoples decorated clothing and items with materials found in nature, such as shell, stones, seeds and porcupine quills. In more recent centuries, multi-colored glass […]
Looking to expand your reading list and discuss a variety of issues and topics important to Native people? If so, please join our new digital book club, As They Speak: […]
As They Speak: Native Voices in Today’s Literature – Virtual Book Club January Title: One Native Life by Richard Wagamese Wednesday, January 27, 7:00pm Looking to expand your reading list and discuss […]
The soft sounds of the nighttime winter woodlands provide a pleasant setting for a walk guided by the light of the first full moon of 2021. Join IAIS Educators for […]
CT’s indigenous communities have long, rich histories that extend back to when they shared Mother Earth with mastodons and other extinct animals. Through those thousands of years, Native Americans became […]
Etuaptmumk is a Mi’kmaw saying that translates to “Two-Eyed Seeing.” This concept refers to learning how to see from one eye the strengths of traditional indigenous knowledge, and from the […]
Throughout the Spring, the IAIS Education Department is offering small group craft workshops on Sunday afternoons. Sign up for a time slot with your family and friends. Express your creativity while […]
May 5th is the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two Spirits. Please join IAIS on this day in remembrance of those who have […]