The Institute for American Indian Studies
The Institute for American Indian Studies (IAIS) is a museum and research center that seeks to provide resources for the preservation and resurgence of Indigenous knowledge and lifeways.
A respect for the Earth and for all living things is central to Indigenous lifeways. This is reflected throughout the IAIS museum, which is nestled in 15 acres of woodlands and trails. Its grounds include Three Sisters and Healing Plants Gardens, as well as a replicated 16th Century Algonkian Village.
The museum helps visitors travel through time with displays of remarkable artifacts and stories of regional Indigenous peoples from the end of the last ice age to the present. IAIS offers permanent, semi-permanent and temporary exhibits, along with a range of programs and events. Open year-round, something exciting is always happening at IAIS. The Institute is a place of respect, continual learning, and community.
Quinnetukut
Our Homeland, Our Story
Paleo-Indian Period
(12,500- 7,000 BC)
Early/Middle Archaic Periods
(7,000-4,000 BC)
Glazier Cache
Late & Terminal Archaic Periods
(4,000-750 BC)
Rivers:
Paths Which Join Us
Steatite Bowls
Early Woodland Period
(750 BC-300 AD)
Middle/Late Woodlands Periods
(300- 1524)
The Three Sisters
Wampum
A Pledge of Honor
Final Woodland Period
(1524-1633)
Fortified Indian Villages
Post Contact Period
(1633-1850)
Praying Towns
Moravian Mission
Schools
Moor’s Indian Charity School
1754-1770
Reservations
Today & Tomorrow
The Tree of Life
Quinnetukut:
Nuestro Hogar, Nuestra Historia
Periodo Paleolitico Indígena
(12,500-7,000 BC)
Periodos Arcaicos Temprano y Medio
(7000–4000 BC)
Periodos Arcaicos Tardíos y Terminales
(4000 a.C. – 750 a.C.)
Periodos Arcaicos Temprano y Medio (7000 a.C. – 4000 d.C.)
Periodo Paleolitico Indígena (12,500 BC - 7,000 BC)
Quinnetukut: Nuestro Hogar, Nuestra Historia
