Pequot Museum & Research Center
Wednesday, April 11, 11 a.m.
110 Pequot Trl, Mashantucket, CT 06338

The Pequot Museum, located in an ancient cedar forest minutes, is the largest Native American museum of its kind in the world.  This museum brings to life the history and culture of the Northeastern Woodland tribes in general and the Pequots in particular with exquisite detail. Highlights include views of an 18,000-year-old glacial crevasse, a caribou hunt from 11,000 years ago, and a 17th-century fort. Perhaps most remarkable is a sprawling "immersion environment": a 16th-century village with more than 50 life-size figures and real smells and sounds.   This museum is tribally owned and operated.

We will be doing a self-guided tour.  Free audio narration is available.  Museum guide is available here. 

Feel free to bring a lunch, or order from their restaurant (allow ample time for food to be prepared).

Optional Workshop: Life Without A Supermarket *workshop is full*
1pm - 2pm
Designed for grades 3-6.
In this enrichment program in the Pequot Daily Life gallery, students discover how Pequots lived without malls and shopping centers. They learn how Native people constructed dug-out canoes, built housing, enhanced personal appearance, and prepared food. This hands-on experience gives students a better understanding of how Native people transformed the natural resources into useful common items.

Audience: All ages

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