Upcoming Events

Sights and Sounds of Late Winter (Rescheduled)
Mar 25, 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM
Historic Huguenot Street, 81 Huguenot St, New Paltz, NY 12561, USA
See how the wetlands and woods awaken when winter transitions to springtime, keeping an eye open for the many obvious and less obvious lifeforms that appear at this time of year. We'll explore the natural world through the lens of Northeastern native languages, history and folklore.
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Springtime Medicines
May 13, 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM
Historic Huguenot Street, 81 Huguenot St, New Paltz, NY 12561, USA
Come learn about traditional springtime plant medicines while keeping watch for the many local breeding bird species to learn about their roles in Lenape folklore. On these seasonal walks, we view the natural world through the lens of Northeastern native languages, history and folklore.
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Mushroom Walk & Farm Tour with Medicinal Mushroom Tea
May 27, 4:00 PM – 6:30 PM
Wild Hudson Valley (Farm Entrance), Abandoned Airport Rd, Cairo, NY 12413, USA
Join us for a mushroom walk! John Michelotti of Catskill Fungi will guide us as we explore the wide world of fungi, from wild mushroom identification to mushroom cultivation. We'll tour an outdoor mushroom growing "laying yard" and learn about (and taste!) medicinal mushrooms.
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Place of Pitch Pines
Jun 04, 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM
Albany Pine Bush Discovery Center, 195 New Karner Rd #1, Albany, NY 12205, USA
For generations, local Native people relied on the once extensive inland pine barrens known today as the Pine Bush for food, medicines, and other purposes. Join us for a guided walk at the Albany Pine Bush Preserve to imagine what this nearly-vanished world was like five centuries ago.
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Native History Twilight Cruise
Jun 08, 8:00 PM – 9:15 PM
Hudson RIver Maritime Museum, 50 Rondout Landing, Kingston, NY 12401, USA
For countless generations, Algonquian-speaking peoples relied on the Hudson River and its tributaries for their survival. Come aboard the Solaris, a 100% solar-powered vessel, to learn about indigenous lifeways and history on the Hudson River over the centuries.
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New Netherland Marketplace, 1645: Living History Event
Jun 10, 10:00 AM – Jun 11, 5:00 PM
Historic Huguenot Street, 81 Huguenot St, New Paltz, NY 12561, USA
We're partnering with Historic Huguenot Street to present a mid-17th century marketplace, where you’ll discover Indigenous, Black, and European representation sharing their craftsmanship and culture, and portraying life in 1645 New Netherland. Join us for this FREE two-day event!
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Native History Twilight Cruise
Jun 22, 8:00 PM – 9:15 PM
Hudson RIver Maritime Museum, 50 Rondout Landing, Kingston, NY 12401, USA
For countless generations, Algonquian-speaking peoples relied on the Hudson River and its tributaries for their survival. Come aboard the Solaris, a 100% solar-powered vessel, to learn about indigenous lifeways and history on the Hudson River over the centuries.
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Summer Woods Walk
Jul 09, 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM
Historic Huguenot Street, 81 Huguenot St, New Paltz, NY 12561, USA
By early July, a number of native shrub species bear large harvests of edible fruit. On this seasonal walk, we'll learn all about these plants and others of seasonal importance for Northeastern native peoples.
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Native History Twilight Cruise
Jul 13, 8:00 PM – 9:15 PM
Hudson RIver Maritime Museum, 50 Rondout Landing, Kingston, NY 12401, USA
For countless generations, Algonquian-speaking peoples relied on the Hudson River and its tributaries for their survival. Come aboard the Solaris, a 100% solar-powered vessel, to learn about indigenous lifeways and history on the Hudson River over the centuries.
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Bitter Farewell: The Esopus Indian Experience in the American Revolution
Jul 27, 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM
Clinton Community Library, 1215 Centre Rd, Rhinebeck, NY 12572, USA
The three decades between 1755 and 1785 were a time of major upheaval for the native peoples of the Hudson Valley, culminating in a war that forced them out of their ancestral homeland. This presentation tells the dramatic story of the Esopus Indians and their neighbors, including the Wappingers.
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Native History Twilight Cruise
Jul 27, 8:00 PM – 9:15 PM
Hudson RIver Maritime Museum, 50 Rondout Landing, Kingston, NY 12401, USA
For countless generations, Algonquian-speaking peoples relied on the Hudson River and its tributaries for their survival. Come aboard the Solaris, a 100% solar-powered vessel, to learn about indigenous lifeways and history on the Hudson River over the centuries.
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Native History Twilight Cruise
Aug 10, 7:30 PM – 8:45 PM
Hudson RIver Maritime Museum, 50 Rondout Landing, Kingston, NY 12401, USA
For countless generations, Algonquian-speaking peoples relied on the Hudson River and its tributaries for their survival. Come aboard the Solaris, a 100% solar-powered vessel, to learn about indigenous lifeways and history on the Hudson River over the centuries.
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Native History Twilight Cruise
Aug 24, 7:30 PM – 8:45 PM
Hudson RIver Maritime Museum, 50 Rondout Landing, Kingston, NY 12401, USA
For countless generations, Algonquian-speaking peoples relied on the Hudson River and its tributaries for their survival. Come aboard the Solaris, a 100% solar-powered vessel, to learn about indigenous lifeways and history on the Hudson River over the centuries.
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Native History Twilight Cruise
Sep 07, 7:15 PM – 8:30 PM
Hudson RIver Maritime Museum, 50 Rondout Landing, Kingston, NY 12401, USA
For countless generations, Algonquian-speaking peoples relied on the Hudson River and its tributaries for their survival. Come aboard the Solaris, a 100% solar-powered vessel, to learn about indigenous lifeways and history on the Hudson River over the centuries.
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Hints of Autumn: Nut Walk
Sep 10, 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM
Historic Huguenot Street, 81 Huguenot St, New Paltz, NY 12561, USA
By mid-September, the first of our many nut-bearing trees and shrubs are ready to harvest. On this seasonal walk, we'll explore the natural world through the lens of Northeastern native languages, history, and folklore.
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Lecture: People of the Opossum: Tracing the Ethnogenesis of the Wappinger People over the Past Five Centuries
Nov 08, 7:00 PM – 8:15 PM
Philipse Manor Hall State Historic Site, 29 Warburton Ave, Yonkers, NY 10701, USA
Join us for a presentation exploring the amalgamation of Lenape groups around New York Bay and in the Hudson Highlands over the course of the 17th century, their transformation into the Wappinger people of the colonial era, and their forced trek westward to their contemporary descendant communities.
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