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SUMMARY:Secrets of Ancient Arts Camp July 14th - 18th
DESCRIPTION:Secrets of Ancient Arts Camp July 14th – 18th\nENROLLMENT OPEN – SIGN UP HERE \nAges 8-12 – In this intensive camp\, kids will learn how ancient peoples made the tools and gathered the raw materials to make a multitude of cultural arts. They will smash stones to make cutting edges\, peel tree bark to tie tools together and split wood with antler to create their own cultural artifacts. \nStudents will make their own stone and bone tools\, grind pigments to make paint\, then make and decorate\, whistles\, bull roarers\, games and toys. \n\n  Overall class goals and objectives for ALL classes\, camps and workshops: \n\nLearn how prehistoric peoples created a multitude of art and culture items from the natural materials around them.\nLearn how ancestral peoples made the tools and acquired the plant\, animal and mineral resources to create art and culture items.\nLearn to appreciate the relationships these ancient peoples had with the natural world around them and how they lived in balance with it.\nLearn the STEM lessons presented from working with the tools and materials.
URL:http://willowdeer.com/event/secrets-of-ancient-arts-camp-june-16th-20th/
LOCATION:Maidu Activty Center\, 1960 Johnson Ranch Dr\, Roseville\, CA\, 95661\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250712T090000
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SUMMARY:Cave Painting 101: Make Your Own Ancient Art Supplies From Nature. Ages 8-12
DESCRIPTION:Cave Painting 101: Make Your Own Ancient Art Supplies From Nature. Ages 8-12\nENROLLMENT OPEN – SIGN UP HERE \nLearn how prehistoric peoples made the materials used to create images. Practice grinding earth colors into pigment\, use traditional brushes and create art in new ways. \nBrushes and drawing tools\nHumans have been using earth colors for over 100\,000 years to brighten and decorate their world. Students in this class will learn where those colors came from and the different techniques for processing\, storing\, and applying them onto cave walls\, various objects and even themselves. After spending time painting and drawing ice age images\, students will go home with pigments and brushes they have made themselves and the knowledge of where they came from and how they were utilized in the past. \n  Overall class goals and objectives for ALL classes\, camps and workshops: \n\nLearn how prehistoric peoples created a multitude of art and culture items from the natural materials around them.\nLearn how ancestral peoples made the tools and acquired the plant\, animal and mineral resources to create art and culture items.\nLearn to appreciate the relationships these ancient peoples had with the natural world around them and how they lived in balance with it.\nLearn the STEM lessons presented from working with the tools and materials.
URL:http://willowdeer.com/event/cave-painting-101-make-your-own-ancient-art-supplies-from-nature-ages-8-12/
LOCATION:Maidu Activty Center\, 1960 Johnson Ranch Dr\, Roseville\, CA\, 95661\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250707T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250711T120000
DTSTAMP:20260416T150054
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SUMMARY:First Hunters Camp July 7 - 11th.
DESCRIPTION:First Hunters Camp July 7 – 11th.\nENROLLMENT OPEN – SIGN UP HERE \nIn this hands-on camp\, learn how people from all over the world hunted before the bow and arrow. Campers will spend the week learning to make their own atlatl (spear thrower) and dart (spear)\, using only stone and bone tools from the past. They will practice throwing darts at a target every day and will become proficient in its use. The practice of stalking\, tracking and animal movements will also be part of the camp. \n\nThis camp will require participants to work hard every day to complete making their hunting equipment but will be rewarded by having an authentic\, functional replica of one of our most ancient hunting systems. Images and more details coming soon for this life changing\, hands on camp! Overall class goals and objectives for ALL classes\, camps and workshops: \n\nLearn how prehistoric peoples created a multitude of art and culture items from the natural materials around them.\nLearn how ancestral peoples made the tools and acquired the plant\, animal and mineral resources to create art and culture items.\nLearn to appreciate the relationships these ancient peoples had with the natural world around them and how they lived in balance with it.\nLearn the STEM lessons presented from working with the tools and materials.
URL:http://willowdeer.com/event/first-hunters-camp-july-7-11th/
LOCATION:Maidu Activty Center\, 1960 Johnson Ranch Dr\, Roseville\, CA\, 95661\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250628T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250628T120000
DTSTAMP:20260416T150055
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SUMMARY:Ancient Paints 101: Animals and Handprints. Ages: 8-12
DESCRIPTION:Ancient Paints 101: Animals and Handprints. Ages: 8-12\n\nENROLLMENT OPEN – SIGN UP HERE \nLearn how prehistoric people made materials used to create animal images found over 50\,000 years ago on cave walls. Create handprints and to draw ice age animals with handmade charcoal and paints. \nBrushes and drawing tools\nNew discoveries show that humans have been making handprints and painting scenes of animals on cave walls for over 50\,000 years. In this class\, students will learn how prehistoric peoples made the materials used to create these images. Students will grind earth colors into pigments\, use traditional brushes and see how these ancient artists illuminated these underground spaces using only small flickering lamps. The motivations and techniques for applying paint to the walls will be explored as well as why certain animals were chosen to be illustrated. Students will have the opportunity to create handprints and to draw ice age animals with handmade charcoal and paints. \n  Overall class goals and objectives for ALL classes\, camps and workshops: \n\nLearn how prehistoric peoples created a multitude of art and culture items from the natural materials around them.\nLearn how ancestral peoples made the tools and acquired the plant\, animal and mineral resources to create art and culture items.\nLearn to appreciate the relationships these ancient peoples had with the natural world around them and how they lived in balance with it.\nLearn the STEM lessons presented from working with the tools and materials.
URL:http://willowdeer.com/event/ancient-paints-101-animals-and-handprints-ages-8-12/
LOCATION:Maidu Activty Center\, 1960 Johnson Ranch Dr\, Roseville\, CA\, 95661\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250616T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250620T120000
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SUMMARY:First Hunters Camp June 16 - 20th.
DESCRIPTION:First Hunters Camp June 16 – 20th.\nINITIAL ENROLLMENT – FULL\nADDITIONAL CAMP ADDED FOR WEEK OF JULY 7 -11. SIGN UP HERE\nIn this hands-on camp\, learn how people from all over the world hunted before the bow and arrow. Campers will spend the week learning to make their own atlatl (spear thrower) and dart (spear)\, using only stone and bone tools from the past. They will practice throwing darts at a target every day and will become proficient in its use. The practice of stalking\, tracking and animal movements will also be part of the camp. \n\nThis camp will require participants to work hard every day to complete making their hunting equipment but will be rewarded by having an authentic\, functional replica of one of our most ancient hunting systems. Images and more details coming soon for this life changing\, hands on camp! Overall class goals and objectives for ALL classes\, camps and workshops: \n\nLearn how prehistoric peoples created a multitude of art and culture items from the natural materials around them.\nLearn how ancestral peoples made the tools and acquired the plant\, animal and mineral resources to create art and culture items.\nLearn to appreciate the relationships these ancient peoples had with the natural world around them and how they lived in balance with it.\nLearn the STEM lessons presented from working with the tools and materials.
URL:http://willowdeer.com/event/first-hunters-camp-june-16-20th/
LOCATION:Maidu Activty Center\, 1960 Johnson Ranch Dr\, Roseville\, CA\, 95661\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250607T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250608T160000
DTSTAMP:20260416T150055
CREATED:20250127T044520Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250509T043339Z
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SUMMARY:Ancestral Arts & Skills Immersion for Everyone Class: Ages 18+
DESCRIPTION:Ancestral Arts & Skills Immersion for Everyone Class: Ages 18+\nENROLLMENT OPEN – SIGN UP HERE \nIn this fast moving\, 2-day workshop you will learn the basics of crafting unique cultural items using only the tools and materials of the past. You will make the tools\, process the materials and learn the techniques of hand making a wide variety of culturally and personally significant items. \nThis workshop is Intended to give anyone who is Fascinated by\, and want to learn how\, our Hunter-Gatherer ancestors created the wide variety of everyday objects made from the natural world around them. It will be a valuable training opportunity for anyone with an interest in ancient cultures\, bushcraft\, primitive skills\, human history\, Archaeology\, or our human relationship with the natural world. \nUpon completion of the workshop\, you will Receive a certificate specifying the time\, dates\, and subject matter covered.\nThis workshop not only explores the artistic materials and products of ancient peoples but the personal\, cultural and physical forces that went into everything they created. There was no “art” in these ancient cultures. Every nuance of color\, pattern and design often held multiple levels of meaning and importance to the crafter as they gave life and intent to each object they made. \nMuch of the workshop time will be used exploring how acquire and process the natural materials that you can gather from your own local environment. You will quickly realize that many of these materials are readily available in nearby open spaces. \nParticipants will learn to craft all their items without the use of modern tools and equipment: no knives\, scissors\, paste\, pots\, pans\, burners\, markers\, trays or boxes. By creating these items using only the materials and techniques of the past\, it is hoped you will gain a deeper understanding and appreciation for past peoples and cultures and the worlds in which they lived. \n  \nBrushes and drawing tools\nYou will make and keep:\n\nMultiple stone and bone tools\, toys and games\, beads and ornaments\, bone and cane whistles\, a bullroarer\, paints and pigments\, paint brushes and other pigment application tools. You will also be given a slab of sandstone and extra materials to make more beads and ornaments for making at home after the class.\nYou will receive detailed lists of material resources and gathering tips\, directions to locations to safely and legally gather\, modern material equivalents and for books\, website and scientific paper references.\n\n  \nAncestral Arts Immersion: – Projects:\nSkills and knowledge you will gain:\n\nLithic tool production for making all items in the workshop\, how to make and use spalls\, flakes\, sandstone and cutting edges.\nStone pecking and grinding technology.\nHow to make all tools and supplies for painting and drawing\, pigment selection and processing\, liquid binder selection and use\, paint application materials\, how to make positive and negative handprints\, charcoal use\, discuss cave painting/rock art\, motivations and realities\, using fat lamps to illuminate caves and work areas.\nCordage\, rope and binders.\nFriction Fire making and use as a tool and illumination.\nBone reduction and how best extract and use bone fragments to make tools\, ornaments\, projectile points\, scrapers. Using antler\, horn and ivory.\nBending\, straitening and splitting wood.\nChoose and modify found natural materials to create beads and ornaments.\nAnimal hide processing overview and use for clothing\, bags\, straps\, rawhide and tanning.\nAnimal tendon / sinew identification\, acquisition\, processing and use.\nIdentifying\, making and using pine pitch\, tar\, saps and glues.\nWhere to find / acquire materials used/needed for teaching these skills.\nMaterial storage: Containers-tubes\, seashells\, gourd bowls and bottles\, bags\, cairns.\n\nItems you CAN make:\n\nDecorated cane and bone whistles.\nString and cord.\nA Hoko Knife.\nA split willow animal effigy\nBone tools and cultural artifacts: awls\, punches\, reamers and a gorge fishhook. \nEarth Paints and a wide variety of paint application tools; brushes from 3 different materials\, tubes for spraying and drawing.\nBeads and ornaments from seeds\, nuts\, bones\, antler\, teeth\, stones\, shells including ice age processes and techniques.\nToys\, buzzers\, spinning tops.\nGames: ring and pin game\, counting sticks.\nBullroarer and discuss making flutes\, clappers\, rattles as well as the importance of group singing and chanting.\n\nOverall Big Picture Themes\, Ideas\, Lessons\nTechnologies:\n\nBasic Stone Tools: flakes\, pecking and grinding technologies.\nFriction Fire and fire mastery.\nTextiles\, cordage\, fiber- plant and animal.\nOperational chains /manufacturing steps.\nSplitting Wood-Cedar.\nBending\, Straightening Wood-Heat.\nBone Working\, Cutting\, abrading\, polishing.\nMineralogy: tools\, pigments\, salt\, clay\, plaster.\nEnvironmental awareness\, Gifts from the Animal People\, Stone People and Plant Peoples.\n\nCultural Insights:\n\nBody and face paint\, jewelry and burial red ocher use\, why red?\nOverview of human complex thoughts and the beginning of abstract thought: speech\, logic\, symbolism in all things.\nGames as cultural lessons: ring and pin.\nDynamics in a hunter-gatherer group: the true human success story.\n\nEnvironmental Factors:\n\nHistory of pre-historic climate changes and why this matters.\nAvailable natural resources and modern counterparts.\nLocation\, seasonality\, flexibility of hunter-gatherer groups.\n\n2 – 7 hour days: $325 per person.\n  \nOverall class goals and objectives for ALL classes\, camps and workshops:\n\nLearn how prehistoric peoples created a multitude of art and culture items from the natural materials around them.\nLearn how ancestral peoples made the tools and acquired the plant\, animal and mineral resources to create art and culture items.\nLearn to appreciate the relationships these ancient peoples had with the natural world around them and how they lived in balance with it.\nLearn the STEM lessons presented from working with the tools and materials.\n\n 
URL:http://willowdeer.com/event/ancestral-arts-skills-immersion-for-educators-class-ages-18/
LOCATION:Maidu Activty Center\, 1960 Johnson Ranch Dr\, Roseville\, CA\, 95661\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250517T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250517T120000
DTSTAMP:20260416T150055
CREATED:20241210T011532Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250311T190631Z
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SUMMARY:Decorated Double Cane Whistle Class May 17th
DESCRIPTION:Decorated Double Cane Whistle Class May 17th\nENROLLMENT OPEN – SIGN UP HERE \n  Ages 8-12 -Whistles have been made and used for keeping rhythm\, signaling and for imitating the calls of animals for millennia. In this class\, participants\, using only stone and bone tools\, will learn to make a cane double whistle using a local reed and gray pine pitch. \nStudents will then twist up simple string to tie their whistles together and to make a neck cord. To add their own personal aesthetic to their new cultural artifact\, participants will hand make beads from 3 different plant and animal materials. Depending on weather\, participants will also have the opportunity to help create a friction fire that our group will use to make our pine pitch. \n\nDecorated Double Cane Whistle Class\, 1 day\, 3 hours: $65 per person.\n  Overall class goals and objectives for ALL classes\, camps and workshops: \n\nLearn how prehistoric peoples created a multitude of art and culture items from the natural materials around them.\nLearn how ancestral peoples made the tools and acquired the plant\, animal and mineral resources to create art and culture items.\nLearn to appreciate the relationships these ancient peoples had with the natural world around them and how they lived in balance with it.\nLearn the STEM lessons presented from working with the tools and materials.
URL:http://willowdeer.com/event/decorated-double-cane-whistle/
LOCATION:Maidu Activty Center\, 1960 Johnson Ranch Dr\, Roseville\, CA\, 95661\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250503T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250503T150000
DTSTAMP:20260416T150055
CREATED:20250127T044409Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250201T173308Z
UID:2186-1746277200-1746284400@willowdeer.com
SUMMARY:PASTIMES OF ANCESTRAL PEOPLES - Toys and Games from the Trees: Ages 8+
DESCRIPTION:PASTIMES OF ANCESTRAL PEOPLES – Toys and Games from the Trees: Ages 8+\nENROLLMENT OPEN – SIGN UP HERE\nMake an acorn cap\, ring and pin game and acorn spinning tops. The bounty of oak trees offers us all a chance to make challenging and fun games that the local indigenous peoples made and played.   \n\nAfter learning the fundamentals of making and using stone and bone tools\, you will grind and drill acorn caps on sandstone and use your new deer bone borer to help make a hole in the center. You will shape and sharpen a short tree branch\, then learn to hand twist a flax fiber into a string to assemble and complete the game. Using the same sandstone and bone tool\, you will learn to select\, drill\, and make acorn spinning tops. Depending on weather\, participants will also have the opportunity to help create a friction fire that our group will use to make our pine pitch. \nCost: $30/person or $100/family (4 max).\n  Overall class goals and objectives for ALL classes\, camps and workshops: \n\nLearn how prehistoric peoples created a multitude of art and culture items from the natural materials around them.\nLearn how ancestral peoples made the tools and acquired the plant\, animal and mineral resources to create art and culture items.\nLearn to appreciate the relationships these ancient peoples had with the natural world around them and how they lived in balance with it.\nLearn the STEM lessons presented from working with the tools and materials.
URL:http://willowdeer.com/event/pastimes-of-ancestral-peoples-toys-and-games-from-the-trees-ages-8/
LOCATION:American River Conservancy\, 348 CA-49\, Coloma\, CA\, 95613\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250414T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250418T120000
DTSTAMP:20260416T150055
CREATED:20241210T010822Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250201T174239Z
UID:1927-1744621200-1744977600@willowdeer.com
SUMMARY:Gifts from Nature Spring Break Camp April 14th - 18th
DESCRIPTION:Gifts from Nature Spring Break Camp April 14th – 18th\nENROLLMENT OPEN – SIGN UP HERE \nFor Ages 8-12 – In this wide-ranging class\, students will learn how raw materials from the local environment have been made into wearable beads and ornaments\, musical instruments and amusements for millennia. Students\, will cut\, shape and sand natural materials using only stone and bone tools and will make\, paint and decorate\, ornaments\, whistles\, bull roarers\, games and toys.   \n\n  \nGifts from Nature Camp\, 5 days\, 3 hours per day: $225 for Residents\, $235 for Non-Residents.\n  Overall class goals and objectives for ALL classes\, camps and workshops: \n\nLearn how prehistoric peoples created a multitude of art and culture items from the natural materials around them.\nLearn how ancestral peoples made the tools and acquired the plant\, animal and mineral resources to create art and culture items.\nLearn to appreciate the relationships these ancient peoples had with the natural world around them and how they lived in balance with it.\nLearn the STEM lessons presented from working with the tools and materials.
URL:http://willowdeer.com/event/gifts-from-nature-spring-break-camp/
LOCATION:Maidu Activty Center\, 1960 Johnson Ranch Dr\, Roseville\, CA\, 95661\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250412T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250412T150000
DTSTAMP:20260416T150055
CREATED:20250127T043748Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250201T172605Z
UID:2181-1744462800-1744470000@willowdeer.com
SUMMARY:CULTURAL SOUNDS OF THE PAST\, Make a Decorated Cane Double Whistle: Ages 8+
DESCRIPTION:CULTURAL SOUNDS OF THE PAST\, Make a Decorated Cane Double Whistle: Ages 8+\nENROLLMENT OPEN – SIGN UP HERE\nWhistles have been made and used for keeping rhythm\, signaling and for imitating the calls of animals for millennia. In this class\, participants\, using only stone and bone tools\, will learn to make a cane double whistle using a local reed and gray pine pitch. \n\nYou will then twist up simple string to tie your whistles together and to make a neck cord. To add your own personal aesthetic to your new cultural artifact\, participants will hand make beads from 3 different plant and animal materials. Depending on weather\, participants will also have the opportunity to help create a friction fire that our group will use to make our pine pitch. \nCost: $30/person or $100/family (4 max).\n  Overall class goals and objectives for ALL classes\, camps and workshops: \n\nLearn how prehistoric peoples created a multitude of art and culture items from the natural materials around them.\nLearn how ancestral peoples made the tools and acquired the plant\, animal and mineral resources to create art and culture items.\nLearn to appreciate the relationships these ancient peoples had with the natural world around them and how they lived in balance with it.\nLearn the STEM lessons presented from working with the tools and materials.
URL:http://willowdeer.com/event/cultural-sounds-of-the-past-make-a-decorated-cane-double-whistle-ages-8/
LOCATION:American River Conservancy\, 348 CA-49\, Coloma\, CA\, 95613\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250222T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250223T160000
DTSTAMP:20260416T150055
CREATED:20241210T010658Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250201T174352Z
UID:1924-1740214800-1740326400@willowdeer.com
SUMMARY:Ancestral Arts & Skills Immersion for Educators Class: Ages 18+
DESCRIPTION:Ancestral Arts & Skills Immersion for Educators Class: Ages 18+\nENROLLMENT OPEN – SIGN UP HERE \nIn this fast moving\, 2-day workshop you will learn the basics of crafting unique cultural items using only the tools and materials of the past. You will make the tools\, process the materials and learn the techniques of hand making a wide variety of culturally significant items that you can use in your classrooms and teach your students how to make.\nBeing an educator is not required to attend this class. It is open to anyone with an interest in ancient cultures\, bushcraft\, primitive skills\, human history\, archaeology\, or our human relationship with the natural world. \n  \nThis workshop not only explores the artistic materials and products of ancient peoples but the personal\, cultural and physical forces that went into everything they created. There was no “art” in these ancient cultures. Every nuance of color\, pattern and design often held multiple levels of meaning and importance to the crafter as they gave life and intent to each object they made. \nMuch of the workshop time will be used exploring how acquire and process the natural materials that you can gather from your own local environment. You will quickly realize that many of these materials are readily available in nearby open spaces. \nParticipants will learn to craft all their items without the use of modern tools and equipment: no knives\, scissors\, paste\, pots\, pans\, burners\, markers\, trays or boxes. By creating these items using only the materials and techniques of the past\, it is hoped you and your students will gain a deeper understanding and appreciation for past peoples and cultures. \n  \nBrushes and drawing tools\nYou will make and keep:\n\nMultiple stone and bone tools\, toys and games\, beads and ornaments\, bone and cane whistles\, a bullroarer\, paints and pigments\, paint brushes and other pigment application tools. You will also be given a slab of sandstone and extra materials to make more beads and ornaments for making at home after the class.\nYou will also receive detailed lists of material resources and gathering tips\, directions to locations to safely and legally gather\, modern material equivalents and for books\, website and scientific paper references.\nA variety of hard to find or make materials\, finished tools and books will also be available for purchase.\n\n  \nNorthern California Educators Immersion: – Projects:\nSkills and knowledge you will gain:\n\nLithic tool production for making all items in the workshop\, how to make and use spalls\, flakes\, sandstone and cutting edges.\nStone pecking and grinding technology.\nHow to make all tools and supplies for painting and drawing\, pigment selection and processing\, liquid binder selection and use\, paint application materials\, how to make positive and negative handprints\, charcoal use\, discuss cave painting/rock art\, motivations and realities\, using fat lamps to illuminate caves and work areas.\nCordage\, rope and binders.\nFriction Fire making and use as a tool and illumination.\nBone reduction and how best extract and use bone fragments to make tools\, ornaments\, projectile points\, scrapers. Using antler\, horn and ivory.\nBending\, straitening and splitting wood.\nChoose and modify found natural materials to create beads and ornaments.\nAnimal hide processing overview and use for clothing\, bags\, straps\, rawhide and tanning.\nAnimal tendon / sinew identification\, acquisition\, processing and use.\nIdentifying\, making and using pine pitch\, tar\, saps and glues.\nWhere to find / acquire materials used/needed for teaching these skills.\nMaterial storage: Containers-tubes\, seashells\, gourd bowls and bottles\, bags\, cairns.\n\nWhat you will make:\n\nDecorated cane and bone whistles.\nString and cord.\nA Hoko Knife.\nA split willow animal effigy\nBone tools and cultural artifacts: awls\, punches\, reamers and a gorge fishhook. \nEarth Paints and a wide variety of paint application tools; brushes from 3 different materials\, tubes for spraying and drawing.\nBeads and ornaments from seeds\, nuts\, bones\, antler\, teeth\, stones\, shells including ice age processes and techniques.\nToys\, buzzers\, spinning tops.\nGames: ring and pin game\, counting sticks.\nBullroarer and discuss making flutes\, clappers\, rattles as well as the importance of group singing and chanting.\n\nOverall Big Picture Themes\, Ideas\, Lessons\nTechnologies:\n\nBasic Stone Tools: flakes\, pecking and grinding technologies.\nFriction Fire and fire mastery.\nTextiles\, cordage\, fiber- plant and animal.\nOperational chains /manufacturing steps.\nSplitting Wood-Cedar.\nBending\, Straightening Wood-Heat.\nBone Working\, Cutting\, abrading\, polishing.\nMineralogy: tools\, pigments\, salt\, clay\, plaster.\nEnvironmental awareness\, Gifts from the Animal People\, Stone People and Plant Peoples.\n\nCultural Insights:\n\nBody and face paint\, jewelry and burial red ocher use\, why red?\nOverview of human complex thoughts and the beginning of abstract thought: speech\, logic\, symbolism in all things.\nGames as cultural lessons: ring and pin.\nDynamics in a hunter-gatherer group: the true human success story.\n\nEnvironmental Factors:\n\nHistory of pre-historic climate changes and why this matters.\nAvailable natural resources and modern counterparts.\nLocation\, seasonality\, flexibility of hunter-gatherer groups.\n\n2 – 7 hour days: $325 per person.\n  \nOverall class goals and objectives for ALL classes\, camps and workshops:\n\nLearn how prehistoric peoples created a multitude of art and culture items from the natural materials around them.\nLearn how ancestral peoples made the tools and acquired the plant\, animal and mineral resources to create art and culture items.\nLearn to appreciate the relationships these ancient peoples had with the natural world around them and how they lived in balance with it.\nLearn the STEM lessons presented from working with the tools and materials.\n\n 
URL:http://willowdeer.com/event/ancestral-skills-immersion-for-educators-ages-18-2/
LOCATION:Maidu Activty Center\, 1960 Johnson Ranch Dr\, Roseville\, CA\, 95661\, United States
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