Quinnetukut: Our Homeland, Our History

IN-PERSON & VIRTUAL PROGRAM

Much of what we learn about Connecticut’s past comes from documents written from a colonized perspective. This history has almost completely left out the voices of Indigenous people who have called this land home for over 12,000 years. The ways in which knowledge about the past is preserved and passed down in different cultures affect the way that history is perceived. In this presentation, led by Darlene Kascak of the Institute for American Indian Studies, participants will learn about the past from the oral tradition of storytelling and art of the Indigenous people themselves.

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Darlene Kascak (Schaghticoke Tribal Nation) is the Education Director at The Institute for American Indian Studies and is active in the Schaghticoke Women’s Traditional Council. Along with her role as an educator, she is also a Traditional Native American Storyteller preserving oral traditions by word of mouth as a means of passing down cultural knowledge and values. Her mission is to connect the stories passed down from generation to generation to archaeological discoveries, giving voice to the objects. These oral traditions can be used as a tool to validate or challenge academic knowledge and give shared authority to historically marginalized communities.

Topic: Quinnetukut: Our Homeland, Our History

Time: Nov 21, 2023 06:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

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Meeting ID: 791 120 9045