Connecticut’s Indigenous Communities and the Natural World

Did you know that New England was not a “wilderness”, as described by the early English settlers, but a built and managed landscape? Connecticut’s Indigenous communities have long, rich histories that extend back thousands of years before the arrival of settler-colonists.  Indigenous communities had long been managing the physical environment to enhance plant and animal populations. Indigenous folklore and sacred stories reflect this stewardship. Join NCLC for a fascinating virtual presentation about Connecticut’s Indigenous Peoples led by Dr. Lucianne Lavin, director of research and collections at the Institute for American Indian Studies in Washington, CT.

Join us online on May 27 at 7:00 PM on Zoom. Click here to Register.

Dr. Lucianne Lavin, has over 40 years of research and field experience in Northeastern archaeology and anthropology and is a founding member of the state’s Native American Heritage Advisory Council and former editor of the journal of the Archaeological Society of Connecticut for 30 years. Her award-winning book, Connecticut’s Indigenous Peoples: What Archaeology, History and Oral Traditions Teach Us about their Communities and Cultures, was recently published by Yale University Press in 2013. The book won an Award of Merit from the Connecticut League of History Organizations, won  second place in the books category in the 2014 New England Museum Association Publication Award Competition, and  was selected as a Choice Magazine “Outstanding Academic Title for 2013 in the North America Category.”