Stories from the Wigwam

  If you are looking for a fun and refreshing way to celebrate the New Year, take a walk through the beautiful Connecticut woodlands on Janu...

American Boneset has a long medicinal history. Its name, boneset comes from an ancient concept known as the Doctrine of Signatures that beli...

American Holly is a festive-looking plant this time of year that provides food for a variety of wildlife, and, as Native American communitie...

The winter holiday break for children is around the corner. To keep boredom at bay, the Institute for American Indian Studies located at 38 ...

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 these ...

  The   Institute for American Indian Studies   at 38 Curtis Road in Washington, Connecticut, has just unveiled a new traveling exhibition, ...

T here are two types of poison oak in the United States; both Atlantic and Pacific poison oak cause severe dermatitis in people allergic to ...