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When people think of Native American hunting tools, bows and arrows are among the first things that spring to mind, and with good reason. Just about every Native American community had some form of a bow and arrow. What many people don t know is that for thousands of years, many Native Americans used a different type of hunting tool. The atlatl is a dart thrower that allows hunters to throw a dart or spear farther and faster than by hand alone.
On Saturday, May 22 the Institute for American Indian Studies in Washington, Connecticut will be hosting an in-person Atlatl Workshop from 12 noon to 2 p.m. and from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. that will highlight the many uses of this ancient technology, how to make your own atlatl, and how to throw it. Essentially an atlatl is a dart thrower that allows hunters to throw a dart or arrow farther and faster than by hand alone.
Institute for American Indian Studies in Washington hosts ecology walk
April 18, 2021
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Native American replicated village./ Contributed
WASHINGTON A Ecology Walk with the Institute for American Indian Studies at 38 Curtis Road will take place on Saturday, April 24, from 10 to 11:30 a.m.
This walk incorporates the concept of “two-eyed seeing.” This concept is known as “Etuaptmumk” that combines the strength of traditional Indigenous knowledge with Western scientific knowledge, an announcement said.
Darlene Kascak, education director from the Schaghticoke Tribal Nation, and IAIS educator and ecologist Susan Scherf, will guide participants along the museum trails. Participants will learn about the Native American belief that the land connects people to the Earth and to all living things. They will also learn about ecology and what Western science has discovered.