Wangunk History Film Screening, Artist Talk, and Symposium, at Wesleyan University

The Middlesex County Historical Society is proud to co-sponsor this two-day event on the history of the Wangunk, the indigenous people of central Connecticut, at Wesleyan University on Friday, October 24, and Saturday, October 25, 2025.

Friday, October 24, 4:30 PM (Ring Family Performing Arts Hall, Center for the Arts, Wesleyan University): artist talk by Gary O’Neil (Wangunk Elder, artist, and educator), with professor and author J. Kēhaulani Kauanui. O’Neil’s exhibition, Excavations, is on display at Wesleyan’s Zilkha Gallery (curated by Kauanui, who is also lead organizer of the symposium the next day).

Saturday, October 25, 8:30 AM -5:30 PM (The Russell House Millet Room, 350 High Street, Wesleyan University): symposium on Wangunk history, the first event of its kind, featuring scholarly works by members of a new initiative called the Wangunk Studies Working Group.

For full event details and schedule, visit https://events.wesleyan.edu/event/wangunkhistorysymposium