Winter in the Woodlands: Games, Crafts and Activities

Winter in the Woodlands: Games, Crafts and Activities

Thursday, December 28 & Friday, December 29 9:30am – 12:30pm both days Looking for something fun and educational for your children to do during the holiday week? Sign them up for one or two days of exciting indoor and outdoor activities inspired by the...
November Virtual Book Club – The Seed Keeper: A Novel

November Virtual Book Club – The Seed Keeper: A Novel

Wednesday, November 29 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM 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....
Tellabration! A Celebration of the Oral Tradition

Tellabration! A Celebration of the Oral Tradition

Saturday, November 18 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM Tellabration! is a mammoth storytelling event made up of dozens of storytelling happenings all over the world. Its purpose is to introduce adults, as well as children, to the pleasures of the oral art of storytelling. In...
Gallery Talk with Claudine Purdue

Gallery Talk with Claudine Purdue

Saturday, November 11 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM The Institute for American Indian Studies’ Emerging Native American Artist Program supports Native voices through providing opportunities such as featured museum exhibits and public programs. The Emerging Artist...
Annual Veterans’ Day Ceremony

Annual Veterans’ Day Ceremony

Sunday, November 5 12:30 PM – 4:00 PM Did you know that Native Americans have served in the United States military with the highest record of service per capita when compared to any other ethnic group? Each year IAIS honors several local Native Americans who...
The Barkhamsted Lighthouse Book Talk with Dr. Ken Feder

The Barkhamsted Lighthouse Book Talk with Dr. Ken Feder

Sunday, October 29 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM Deep in the woods of Barkhamsted, Connecticut archaeologist Ken Feder found a series of irregular cellar holes that led to an archaeological and genealogical investigation   into what had come to be known as the legend of the...
October Virtual Book Club – The Only Good Indians

October Virtual Book Club – The Only Good Indians

Wednesday, October 25 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM 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....
Mohegan Cultural Program

Mohegan Cultural Program

Sunday, October 22 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM Indigenous peoples’ history has often been recounted for them by people outside of their communities, but they have their own stories to tell. Join David Eichelberg (Pataqaham Wahsoohs), Outreach and Tradition Specialist for...