INDIANS OF THE WOODLANDS
Participants in this core program will learn about Northeastern Indian family life as well as indigenous peoples' interaction with the woodland environment approximately 500 years ago. A field trip to IAIS includes the following:

• A visit to IAIS' outdoor replicated Algonkian village, where IAIS educators teach about shelter types and construction, dugout canoes, agricultural practices and more!
• Experience the Longhouse Room, where a fifty-foot painted mural depicts the roles of men, women and children in these Native societies. Here, participants will see and handle replicated and authentic artifacts and learn to draw conclusions about how the environment provided all of life's necessities.
• View a short video of woodland lifeways and learn about the importance of hunting deer to Northeastern Native peoples.
• Explore our primary exhibit, As We Tell Our Stories, and learn about artifacts varying from 10,000 year old projectile points to 200 year old bone tools.
• Time and weather permitting, students enjoy a short nature hike as IAIS educators identify various trees and plants and their Native uses.

2 to 2½ hours
$7 per student with $100 minimum

ADJUNCT PROGRAMS
The following programs can be added on in 30 minute segments to enhance the core program.

Native American Games Participate in the world of Native American games. Learn about games of skill and games of chance that were played by the indigenous peoples of the Americas such as Hoop and Pole, Sneak Up and the Moccasin Game. Cost (in addition to core program): $1 per student Native American Stories In every Native culture, storytelling teaches, guides and entertains. Native legends touch the heart and spirit, as well as the mind. They provide examples of ways to deal with the problems of being human and the mysteries of life; they also speak of human relationships and our connection to nature. Experience the lessons, wonders and the magic of Native American folklore. Cost (in addition to core program): $1 per student Native American Dance Participants in the dance stick craft (see Native American Crafts below) can choose to add a 30 minute segment wherein students will learn a simple, traditional Native American Dance. Cost (in addition to core program): $1 per student with $30 minimum Native American Crafts These activities present an opportunity for groups to learn about and make a Native American-inspired craft under the guidance of IAIS education staff. Before the visit, the group leader may select from the following crafts:    Talking Sticks (3rd-5th grade): 30 minutes at $5.00 per student    Corn Husk Dolls (2nd-5th grade): 30 minutes at $5.00 per student †    Age Appropriate Beading (2nd-5th grade): 30 minutes at $3.00 per student    Age Appropriate Clay Pottery (2nd-5th grade): 30-45 minutes at $4.00 per student    Simple Dream Catchers (5th grade): 1 hour at $10.00 per student ‡    Dance Sticks (2nd-5th grade): 30-45 minutes at $6.00 per student    † must be booked at least one month in advance    ‡ maximum 20 students per group

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