Join us for a series of panel discussion for ages 14 and older. $10 per person, $5 with student ID. Museum admission not required.

Will the Washington Redskins remain an official team name? How many children dress as Pocahontas on Halloween? These questions resonate with indigenous communities. Panelists Adrienne Keene (Cherokee), postdoctoral fellow at the Center for Indian Education, Arizona State University; and Michael Taylor (Haudenosaunee), assistant professor of Anthropology and Native American Studies at Colgate University, discuss the issues. Sponsored by the Center for the Comparative Study of Race and Ethnicity at Connecticut College.

For indigenous peoples of the Americas, Columbus Day is not a holiday, but a reminder of colonization. This discussion highlights their concerns. Panelists are: Ramona Peters (Mashpee Wampanoag), Mashpee Wampanoag Tribal historic preservation officer; J. Kehaulani Kauanui (Kanaka Maoli), associate professor of American Studies and Anthropology at Wesleyan University; and Jose Barreiro (Taino), assistant director for research, National Museum of the American Indian. Sponsored by the Center for the Comparative Study of Race and Ethnicity at Connecticut College.

Visit the Pequot Museum Farmstead to experience a 17th c. military and civilian living-history encampment from the Pequot War (1636-1637) and King Philip's War (1675-1677) periods. Includes musket and bow shooting demonstrations; campfire cooking; lithic tool making; flint knapping demonstrations; period blacksmithing; and English militia drills. Free with Museum admission, free to Museum members.

Director of Research Dr. Kevin McBride leads a guided tour of a King Philip's War-era Pequot fort, located within walking distance from the Museum. The Monhantic Fort site was discovered in 1992 by Dr. McBride and is one of the best-studied Native forts from the period. Learn about archeological field methods, findings, and the significance of this unique site. Moderate hike. $10 non-members, $5 Museum members. Museum admission not included. Register by Oct. 4: (800) 411-9671 or rsvp@pequotmuseum.org

Gerald Vizenor (White Earth Nation of the Anishinaabeg) reads from, and signs copies of, his new novel, Blue Ravens. Mr. Vizenor is professor emeritus of American Studies at the University of California, Berkeley, and his novel Griever: An American Monkey King in China won the American Book Award and the New York Fiction Collective Award. Free. This program is supported in part by Wesleyan University Press, publisher of Blue Ravens.

Matthew Edney, Osher Professor in the History of Cartography, Univ. of Southern Maine, and director of the History of Cartography Project, Univ. of Wisconsin, lectures about 16th-18th century maps that Europeans made, discussing the role of Native people in creating colonial knowledge of the landscape. $10 for the lecture/$5 Museum members. Museum admission is not required. Register by Oct. 29: (800) 411-9671 or rsvp@pequotmuseum.org 

This hour-long documentary (2013) explores the history of the Shinnecock Indians. Produced by filmmaker Thomas Hoffman, it features Shinnecock tribal members sharing tribal history in their own words. On Saturday, Nov. 29, Thom talks about the film and answers questions. Free with Museum admission, $3 for film only. Free to Museum members.