EXHIBIT HIGHLIGHTS
Recommended for Grades 5 to Adult
This tour provides an overview of the Pequot experience, highlighting exhibit areas from 20,000 years ago up to present day, pointing out the important connection of the land, the people, community, and family.
THROUGH THE EYES OF A PEQUOT CHILD
Recommended for Grades K–Adult
Imaginations soar with the sights, sounds, and smells in the 16th century Pequot Village. This tour promotes understanding of Pequot life before contact and demonstrates the importance of family and community.
GIFTS OF THE LAND AND WATERS
Recommended for Grades K–12
Discover why Native people have great respect for the natural world and why resources are valued as “gifts.” Stone, bone, shell, and wood were appreciated because they could be transformed into useful objects. Students explore the seasonal dioramas and learn how each season brings different gifts—obtained from both the land and water. The tour for Grades K-3 focuses on Ice Age mammals including dire wolves, giant beaver and mastodon.
LIFE ON THE RESERVATION
Recommended for Grades 4–12
Upper-level students (Grades 7–12) learn about the harsh impact of reservation life and how the conflicting elements of social, political and economic changes reshaped the Pequot world. Contemporary issues of federal recognition and sovereignty conclude the tour. Elementary students (Grades 4-6) learn about Pequot ancestors who lived at Mashantucket and the difficult decisions they had to make to survive. Hear the stories of Sachem Robin Cassacinamon and Hannah Ocuish who became a servant at the age of six.
