Mind Over Materials: Traditional Skills Program and Walk with Griffin Kalin

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

Sunday, April 28th1:00PM - 2:30PM & 3:00PM - 5:30PMHave you ever wondered how traditional indigenous communities knew which types of materials to use for making tools, and how to source them? Join traditional skills expert and IAIS Head of Fabrication and Exhibit Production Griffin Kalin for a class in which he will focus on identifying […]

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

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

Red Dress Installation at IAISFriday, May 3rd (1:00PM - 4:00PM)Saturday, May 4th (11:00AM - 4:00PM)Sunday, May 5th (11:00AM - 4:00PM)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 the murder […]

We Ride For Her Community Screening and Panel Discussion

Judy Black Memorial Park and Gardens 1 Green Hill Road, Washington, CT, United States

Saturday, May 4th5:00PM - 7:30PMEach year, thousands of women, men, 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 the murder rate of Native women is more than ten times the national average on some […]

Brick Stitch Beading Workshop with Eva Newell

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

Saturday, May 11th1:00PM - 3:00PMFor thousands of years, many Native peoples have decorated clothing and items with materials found in nature, such as shell, stones, seeds and porcupine quills. In more recent centuries, multi-colored glass beads have become a favorite medium, as well. Join artist and educator Eva Newell (Pokanoket Tribe, Pokanoket Nation) for a […]

Indian Rights: 7 Game Changing Decisions with Professor Stephen Pevar

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

Saturday, May 18th1:00PM - 3:00PMNative American tribes and citizens have a unique place in the United States’ legal system. Tribes are considered “domestic dependent nations”, while individuals may be citizens of both the United States and their tribal nation. Stephen Pevar, retired Senior Staff Attorney for the ACLU and current professor of Advanced Federal Indian […]

May Virtual Book Club – Wandering Stars: A Novel

Wednesday, May 29th7:00PM - 9:00PMThis 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 Trails Day Walk – Barking Up The RIGHT Tree

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

Sunday, June 2nd10:00AM - 12:00PM Did you know that late spring and early summer is the best season to peel bark off of a tree?  As such, it was the ideal time for local Native American communities to build and repair their traditional dwellings, crafts baskets, and make cordage for use in tool making and […]

Connecticut Open House Day

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

Saturday, June 8th11:00AM - 4:00PM As part of the 20th 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 Native American inhabitants. Museum educators and docents will be offering introductory tours of the museum and replicated Algonkian village. Want a deeper dive? […]

Building a Community in our Village: Strawberry Moon Volunteer Day at IAIS

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

Saturday, June 15th10:00AM - 12:00PM;1:00PM - 3:00PM For thousands of years, Native communities in the Eastern Woodlands lived in villages consisting of dome-shaped structures called wigwams, made out of saplings, bark and/or reeds. Our Replicated Algonkian Village is an important exhibit and teaching tool that thousands of students and visitors experience every year. Just as […]

Bark Rattle Workshop with Richard Chrisjohn

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

Saturday, June 22nd10:00AM - 12:00PM Join Richard Chrisjohn (Oneida) for an interesting and informative workshop in which participants will make an elm bark rattle or bark rattle necklace. Chrisjohn is a fourth generation woodcarver who lives on the St. Regis Mohawk Reservation, Akwesasne, in Hogansburg, New York. Chrisjohn is also an advocate for Indigenous sovereignty […]