Join a panel of Indigenous educators for a series of presentations and a roundtable discussion on the importance of centering Indigenous knowledge in education for non-Indigenous publics. This roundtable welcomes discussion about the new Connecticut Social Studies curriculum standards, the challenges and opportunities of Indigenous-led education in museums and other educational settings, and the purpose of museums in the 21st century. Our roundtable will discuss what role archaeological research should play in centering Indigenous knowledge and Indigenous Science, and the strategies inherent within education and outreach that aim to support Indigenous Futures.
Featured presenters include: Richard Cowes (Golden Hill Paugussett), Secondary Education, CT Curriculum Development Commitee; Wunneanatsu Lamb-Cason (Schaghticoke/Ho-Chunk), Assistant Director of Native American and Indigenous Studies Initiative, Brown University; Nakai Northup (Mashantucket Pequot), Head of Education at the Pequot Museum, CT Curriculum Development Committee; Phillip Mendenhall (Cherokee), Cultural Heritage Partners, Ph.d. Student in Archaeology, University of Pittsburgh; Vera Longtoe Sheehan (Elnu Abenaki Tribe), Executive Director of the Vermont Abenaki Artists Association; Dr. Rose Taylor, Curator of the North America Collection at the British Museum in London, U.K.; and IAIS Education and Research staff.
Advance registration requested. Please register below. Questions? Please call (860) 868 0518 or email events@iaismuseum.org.
