These are the children. Imagine, as a child, being able to attend school in the belly of a giant turtle! At the Mashantucket Pequot Child Development Center in Connecticut, a tribal elder's dream to build a classroom in the form of a turtle has become a reality. Today, a diverse group of children learn about the rich culture and history of the Pequot tribe through storytelling from elders and art and native dance—and they do much of it in and around the symbolic turtle.
Mashantucket Pequot Child Development Center Photographed by Tom Wallace
