Community Visit to the Mashantucket Pequot Museum

110 Pequot Trail,Ledyard CT 06338

03 December, 2022

Description

The Two Coyotes community is invited to join an educational visit to the Mashantucket Pequot museum to build our awareness of the history and lives of Native peoples living in Connecticut. We will focus on the impact of colonization in our region over the past 500 years into present day, and uplifting the strength, resilience, and richness of Native cultures. This trip will include the following tours: Eyes of a Child (1 hour) Imaginations soar with the sights, sounds, and smells in the 16th century Pequot Village. This tour promotes understanding of Pequot life in the 1500s and demonstrates the importance of family and community. Demystifying Thanksgiving (1 hour) Pilgrims, Native Americans, the Mayflower, and turkey on the table. Explore the truths and the myths of this “American” holiday, the history of Thanksgiving celebrations, and how America came to believe in the story of the “First Thanksgiving.” (This tour will be less engaging for young children so families may choose to continue to visit the rest of the museum without attending this portion.) This event is open to all ages. Children must attend with an adult chaperone. Children under 5: FreeChildren 5+: $20Adult chaperones (attending with 1+ child): $10Adults (attending without children): $25We would like this event to be open to all members of our community, regardless of financial status. Please email [email protected] to request a discounted or free ticket to this event. If you don't require financial aid to attend, please consider adding a Financial Aid Donation to your ticket purchase. Your donation will reduce the cost of admission for other participants. We also encourage you to add a reparations offering to your ticket purchase. 100% of all offerings will be evenly divided between the Golden Hill Paugussett Tribe and the Schaghticoke Tribal Nation.