Events

 

Kunâhneepamuhshâtunônak “Our Moons” Exhibit

Bringing together Pequot and Sister Nation Artists, the Kunâhneepamuhshâtunônak “Our Moons” exhibit illustrates who we are as a people and the importance of Indigenous relationships. Our new exhibit represents the Indigenous teachings of how the cycles of the moon have continually provided guidance and support for the original people of the Northeast through visual articulation of the language
we call art. Our story lives on…

 

October 12, 2024 

Cultural Intelligence Workshop Series – Presented by SERC

Our Cultural Intelligence Workshop is designed to develop the capability to relate with and work effectively in culturally diverse situations through a combination of coaching, training, dialogues and experiential learning.

What is Cultural Intelligence, or CQ?

CQ is a globally recognized way of assessing and improving effectiveness in the ability to relate and work effectively with people from different cultural backgrounds based on a deeper understanding of cultural differences.

The purpose of the workshop is to build and strengthen your CQ competencies, personal skills and critical awareness in:

  • Developing healthy relationships – personal/professional
  • Decision making in culturally diverse environments
  • Leadership effectiveness
  • Your cultural learning approach and actions

This is a FREE event generously sponsored by State Education Resource Center

Does not include Admission for Museum Exhibits.

October 19, 2024 

MPMRC Presents: The Talking Circle- The Truth About Slavery

Join us on Saturday, October 19th as Professor Margaret Newell joins Mashantucket citizens in an enlightening conversation regarding the truths about slavery. The session will include subject matters as it relates to northeastern woodland indigenous people’s experiences of enslavement, displacement, and collegiate institution’s role in the legacy of slavery. 

Included with Purchase of General Admission. War Theater – Seating is first come first serve

Margaret Newell Bio

Margaret Ellen Newell is Arts and Sciences Distinguished Professor of early American History at Ohio State University. She authored From Dependency to Independence, a book on the economic origins of the American Revolution, and Brethren by Nature: New England Indians, Colonists, and the Origins of American Slavery, which won the James A. Rawley Prize for the best book on the history of race relations in the U.S. and the Peter Gomes Prize for nonfiction. In the past few years Newell published articles on Native Americans who escaped slavery, on slave testimony, and on Indigenous uprisings across the Western Hemisphere in 1676. Currently, she leads a collaborative research project on African American and Native American citizenship and civic engagement, 1780-1920. Professor Newell has appeared in documentaries and podcasts about Native American enslavement, including Ben Franklin’s World and Teaching Hard History. She grew up in Connecticut without ever learning about these histories until the fight by the Mashantucket Pequots and other tribal nations for federal recognition.

November 9, 2024 

Honoring the Veterans Powwow

The Honoring the Veterans Powwow unites and honors Native and non-Native Americans who have bravely served side by side in the U.S. Armed Forces for more than 200 years. Drawing nearly 1,000 veterans, active -duty service members, families and members each year, attendees will be immersed in breathtaking performances, amazing hand-crafted regalia and traditional music as dancers and singers compete inside the soaring, two-story, glass-encased Gathering Space.