Monday, November 30, 2020

Medicinal Monday - Vibrant Red Winterberries

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  The winterberry is one of the few plants in New England that are at their prettiest after their leaves have fallen. A scarlet mass of thes...
Wednesday, November 25, 2020

Crafting and Image - Trading Posts and Native American Art Zoom Program - November 28 @ 4:30

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The Institute for American Indian Studies is hosting a special virtual program on Saturday, November 28 at 4:30 p.m. centered around the In...
Monday, November 16, 2020

Medicinal Monday - Partridgeberry - Small but Mighty

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This pretty creeping perennial herb is a native plant found in North America as well as in Connecticut. Originally, everything we know about...
Thursday, November 12, 2020

Institute For American Indian Studies Honors John Q. Mitchell for Veterans Day

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The origin of Veterans Day goes back to Nov. 11, 1918, and is the anniversary of the signing of the armistice which ended World War I hostil...
Monday, November 9, 2020

Medicinal Monday -The Long Forgotten Tale of a Sacred Fungus

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Haploporus odorus is a sacred fungus in traditional Native American Culture of the Northern Plains. The Blackfoot, Blood, Cree, and other no...
Monday, November 2, 2020

Medicinal Monday... the Mighty Red Maple Tree

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Maple trees belong to the family Aceraceae that has more than 200 species of trees. All trees produce sap,  a colorless sap that rises from ...
Wednesday, October 28, 2020

Pseudo- Archeology...Martians, Atlanteans, and "Lost Tribes" @ Institute for American Indian Studies October 30

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The Institute for American Indian Studies is hosting the 15th annual Native American Archaeological Roundtable via zoom on Friday, October 3...