Maricopa, Arizona. Join a collection of earth skills (also known as stone-age skills) experts and students in a week long hands-on teach-in. Some of the skills taught typically include: fire making, cordage, stone, bone and wood tools, buckskin, tracking, trapping, local flora and fauna, wild edibles, shelter building, basket weaving, nature awareness, pottery, local Native culture, musical instruments, stone-age weaponry, fiber/textile arts, herbal medicine, storytelling, flintknapping, earthen ovens, and felting. Typically there one or two teachers with some wild food and medicinal plant knowledge. Dr. Kallas has never attended this event and is NOT teaching there this year. This event is listed here to help spread the word to people who check this web site.
$375, $300 if before Feb 1.
Note: the fee above does not included additional fees and materials costs visit the Backtracks site for more information.
A camping space, training, hands-on experiences, field trips, and some meals.
Everything you would need to primitively camp for a week. Anything you would need to record your learning and experiences. Additional money to pay for instructor fees, raw materials, etc. For more information and to register visit the Backtracks website or call 208-359-2400.