by Karen Larkin | May 7, 2024
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...
by Karen Larkin | May 7, 2024
Saturday, May 18th1:00PM – 3:00PM Native 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....
by Karen Larkin | May 7, 2024
Saturday, May 11th1:00PM – 3:00PM For 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...
by Karen Larkin | May 4, 2024
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...
by Karen Larkin | May 1, 2024
Saturday, May 4th5:00PM – 7:30PM Each 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...
by Karen Larkin | Apr 6, 2024
Sunday, April 28th1:00PM – 2:30PM & 3:00PM – 5:30PM Have 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...
by Karen Larkin | Apr 6, 2024
Wednesday, April 24th7:00PM – 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...
by Karen Larkin | Apr 6, 2024
Wednesday April 24 – Thursday April 25 This is a Fundraising Event The Greater Waterbury and Litchfield Hills Give Local is an annual 36-hour online fundraising campaign uniting donors, businesses, and local charities to provide much-needed support for our...
by Karen Larkin | Apr 6, 2024
Saturday, April 20th 1:00PM – 3:00PM This is a Members Only Event Join us for our Annual Members’ Meeting, where we will formally elect our 2024 Officers and Trustees. Following, we invite you to join IAIS staff for an interactive workshop in which we will weave...
by Karen Larkin | Apr 6, 2024
Saturday, April 13th 10:00AM – 1:00PM Native peoples traditionally recognized that all beings are related and that animals and plants can be our teachers. With the changes in the season, you might be seeing and hearing different sights and sounds if you take a...
