Tomaquag Museum

09/02/2026

💧 “Indigenous Wisdom: Our Connection & Responsibility to Water!”

Join cultural educator Chenae Bullock, LPIM, citizen of the Shinnecock Nation and Montauk descendant, for a walk exploring Indigenous perspectives on water as a living relative and source of life, culture, and community. Reflect on our relationship with water and what it means to honor, protect, and care for it. 🌊

📅 Wednesday, September 9, 2026 | 5–7 PM
📍 Ninigret Park Boat Launch, Charlestown, RI
🔗 Visit the link in our bio to join the waitlist.
https://www.simpletix.com/e/indigenous-wisdom-our-connection-responsib-tickets-288621

09/02/2026

September is here! 🍂 As summer gives way to fall, we welcome a season of harvest, learning, gratitude, reflection, and remembrance.

Throughout the month, follow along as we celebrate Green Corn Thanksgiving, welcome students back to school, share Indigenous knowledge and seasonal traditions, look ahead to Cranberry Thanksgiving, and so much more!

Join us as we welcome the changing season and the stories, teachings, and traditions it carries. 🍁🌽📚



P.C. Denise Costello

08/28/2026

What’s Happening at Tomaquag Museum 🍂 - https://mailchi.mp/tomaquagmuseum.org/hearts-history-learning-at-tomaquag-2438478

08/25/2026

08/21/2026

👀We see you, .indiginerd 👀 We can't wait to see you again this coming Monday for your talk, "Welcome to the World of Indigenous Digital Media." This is a free virtual lecture, and all are welcome to come nerd out with us!

Feeling left out of the fun? Register today at www.tomaquagmuseum.org/events

08/20/2026

Join us for a walk at Ninigret Park with cultural educator Chenae Bullock, LPIM, a citizen of the Shinnecock Nation and Montauk Descendant. Participants will leave with a deeper understanding of Indigenous perspectives on water as a living relative and source of life, culture, and community. Together we will reflect on our own relationship with water and explore what it means to move from using water to honoring, protecting, and taking responsibility for it.

Limited to 25 🪑, so register today at www.tomaquagmuseum.org/events

08/19/2026

While processing the Princess Red Wing collection, we found a letter to her from Kenneth "Chief Strong Horse" Smith on unique Cowboy Village letterhead. So we started digging!

Strong Horse worked in the late 1950s and early 1960s at Connecticut's Killingworth attraction, on Route 81. Thanks to Killingworth Historical Society for providing this photograph and some additional background on the memorable site to help us "see" Strong Horse around the time we penned this solemn letter in April 1962. He notes it was a "long & hard winter as Dad passed away at Christmas time and Divorce went through", but he remained committed to what he loved by "keep[ing] up with the Indian work as much as possible though."

You can learn more about the fascinating life of Chief Strong Horse through his numerous scrapbooks and reference collection right here at the Tomaquag Museum.

08/17/2026

We look forward to the event. Please join us there!