Historic New England’s Casey Farm at 2325 Boston Neck Road in North Kingstown, RI will hold a free program by Lorén Spears, visiting educator from the Tomaquag Museum, on Saturday, June 8 from 1:00 to 2:00. First, The Tomaquag Museum will offer information and traditional crafts during the Coastal Growers Market which is open from […]
Tomaquag Museum Presents: Quarantine Creatives: A Virtual Interview with Indigenous Artist Dawn Spears, the first event in the museum's Native Artist Interview Series.
Tomaquag Museum Presents: Quarantine Creatives: A Virtual Interview with Indigenous Artist Deborah Spears-Moorehead. This is an event in the museum's Native Artist Interview Series. Please register at the link provided.
Beginning in the 1870s, the US government attempted to educate and assimilate American Indians into “civilized” society by placing children—of all ages, from thousands of homes and hundreds of diverse tribes—in distant, residential boarding schools. Many were forcibly taken from their families and communities and stripped of all signs of “Indianness,” even forbidden to speak […]
Culture Bearer Series with endawnis Spears Carrying Kinship: Indigenous Cradleboards, Community, and Survivance Thursday, March 31st from 6:00 - 7:00 pm EST. Click here for more information and to register for this one-hour virtual presentation presented by the Tomaquag Museum. This event is supported in part by a RI Culture, Humanities and Arts Recovery Grant […]
The Indigenous Author Book Club is back! Last Tuesday of Every Month 7:00-8:o0pm! There is Great Selection of Books for This Season! December's meeting will feature Elatsoe by Darcie Little Badger and will occur on December 20, 2022. Please click here to register.
Join the Tomaquag Museum in celebrating the Strawberry Moon at their Annual Strawberry Thanksgiving event on the University of Rhode Island's Quadrangle! Free and open to the public. Parking is free, but all parking rules apply per URI Parking Services. Rain Date: June 11.
Paid Professional Learning Opportunity Like the image above, Indigenous peoples' histories, experiences, and contributions are often absent in our historical and present-day narratives. This Professional Learning Opportunity (PLO) provides Rhode Island educators with selected resources that contribute to a more comprehensive understanding of the essential and unique contributions of Native peoples. Participants will also have […]
