In-person event December 4, 5, 11 & 12 11:00am – 4:00pm Shop for one-of-a-kind holiday gifts from local and Native American vendors selling crafts and jewelry. Take advantage of this time to meet and speak with artists while learning about contemporary Native American art and cultures. Stop by to purchase gourds, pottery, jewelry, rattles, artworks, […]
A Native American Winter Tuesday, Dec. 7, 6:00p.m. Virtual Lecture If you were a Native American living 500 (or 1000 or 5000) years ago, likely you would look forward to the winter season. Connecticut’s indigenous communities were outdoor peoples who not only survived but thrived under adverse weather conditions. They spent most of their lives […]
In-person event December 4, 5, 11 & 12 11:00am – 4:00pm Shop for one-of-a-kind holiday gifts from local and Native American vendors selling crafts and jewelry. Take advantage of this time to meet and speak with artists while learning about contemporary Native American art and cultures. Stop by to purchase gourds, pottery, jewelry, rattles, artworks, […]
In-person event December 4, 5, 11 & 12 11:00am – 4:00pm Shop for one-of-a-kind holiday gifts from local and Native American vendors selling crafts and jewelry. Take advantage of this time to meet and speak with artists while learning about contemporary Native American art and cultures. Stop by to purchase gourds, pottery, jewelry, rattles, artworks, […]
Sunday December 12 at 3:00pm on ZOOM Virtual Event The Litchfield Hills Archaeology Club welcomes Peter Rzasa, a local historian, has a degree in Forest Chemistry from S.U.N.Y. College of Environmental Science, with an interest in forest landscape interpretation. Peter has researched the Woodbury Path, an ancient Native American path that originally connected what […]
In-person outdoor event - Saturday, December 18, 6:00pm The soft sounds of the nighttime winter woodlands provide a pleasant setting for a walk guided by the light of the last full moon of 2021. As the winter solstice approaches, it is fitting that some tribes refer to the full moon this time of year as the “Long […]
Thursday, December 30; 9:30am and 1:30pm sessions Have some children that are experiencing a bit of cabin fever? This program will feature Traditional Native American stories, as well as winter games and activities. Participants will play games such as snow snake, hoop and pole, and keeper of the fire, and take home a creation […]
January 9 @ 4 PM Presenter: Dr. Lucianne Lavin Dr. Lucianne Lavin, director of research and collections at the Institute for American Indian Studies, will launch the Frederick Lee Lectures with an examination of the history and cultures of Connecticut’s first peoples. She will trace 10,000 years of native American history, beginning when Native Americans shared the land with […]
Sunday, January 23, time slots at 1:00, 2:00 and 3:00 Throughout the year, the IAIS Education Department offers small group craft workshops on Sunday afternoons. Sign up for a time slot with your family and friends. Express your creativity while learning about the world around you and connecting with a culture that has thousands of […]
January Title: The Night Watchman by Louise Erdrich Wednesday, January 26 @ 7:00pm Looking to expand your reading list and discuss a variety of issues and topics important to Native people? If so, please join our virtual book club, As They Speak: Native Voices in Today’s Literature. Based on a variety of topics and featuring […]