• Abimelech Uncas: Mohegan Continental Soldier

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

    Saturday, May 23 | 1:00PM From sachem’s son to servant, then soldier to sailor, Abimelech Uncas lived an incredible life in his 19 years. Join Ellery Thomas Leary, M.A. (Park Historian, Putnam Memorial State Park) at the Institute for American Indian Studies to learn more about one Mohegan boy’s journey, which took him from “Bentown” to […]

  • Spring Full Moon Walk – Once In A Blue Moon

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

    Saturday, May 30 | 8:30PM Did you know that there are about thirteen full moons each year? Indeed, many Indigenous communities traditionally kept track of this lunar cycle using a turtle shell as a calendar. This is also why we sometimes have a “blue moon.”  This year, a blue moon will be occurring in May. This […]