by Karen Larkin | Feb 9, 2024
Saturday, March 2nd 11:00AM – 4:00PM Looking for a sweet end to the winter months? As the days get warmer, but the nights remain cold, it’s the right condition for maple sugaring! Join IAIS staff for an event celebrating the gift of Maple Sugar. Throughout the...
by Karen Larkin | Jan 31, 2024
Wednesday, February 28th 7:00PM – 9:00PM This 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....
by Karen Larkin | Jan 31, 2024
Saturday, February 24th 11:00AM – 1:00PM 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 as you...
by Karen Larkin | Jan 31, 2024
Saturday, February 17th 1:00PM – 3:00PM The hauntingly beautiful voice of these traditional woodwind instruments has intrigued music lovers and musicians for centuries; but why does the flute hold such importance in certain Native American cultures? Join Allan...
by Karen Larkin | Jan 31, 2024
Sunday Fun Day – Gifts of the Maple: A Sweet Treat Sunday, February 11th 1:00PM – 3:00PM The IAIS Education Department frequently offers family-friendly educational workshops on Sunday afternoons. This year, many of our Sunday Fun Day workshops feature...
by Karen Larkin | Jan 23, 2024
Friday, February 9th 7:00PM – 9:00PM This event will take place at The Universalist Church of West Hartford 433 Fern Street, West Hartford CT 06016 Warrior Lawyers is a documentary that uses the personal and professional stories of Native American attorneys,...
by Karen Larkin | Jan 3, 2024
Saturday, January 27th 2:00PM – 3:30PM This is a virtual event Analysis of deer and quahog remains from archaeological sites in Southern New England suggests that European colonialism and capitalism inspired unprecedented harvest pressure on these species,...
by Karen Larkin | Jan 3, 2024
Wednesday, January 31st 7:00PM – 9:00PM This 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....
by Karen Larkin | Jan 2, 2024
Saturday, January 20th 1:00PM – 2:30PM Did you know that snow snake, a traditional Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) winter game, is still played today in many Northern Native American communities? This game involves a stick that is carved and decorated to resemble a...
by Karen Larkin | Jan 2, 2024
Sunday, January 14th 1:00PM – 2:30PM The IAIS Education Department frequently offers family-friendly educational workshops on Sunday afternoons. This year, many of our Sunday Fun Day workshops will focus on the teachings of trees and the power of plants, which...
