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This is a particularly fun way to learn brain tanning. These gatherings are all camping oriented, with many creative and fun folks to learn from and spend time with. Other skills are taught too, such as bow and arrow making, friction fire, basketry, wild edibles, pottery, shelter construction, tracking, atlatl, and many many more. Contact the organizer for prices, details and to double check that they are offering brain tanning this year.
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Rabbitstick Sept. 12-18 1999 near Rexburg ID Wintercount Feb. 12-18 2006 near Phoenix AZ Backtracks PO Box 905, Rexburg ID 83440 208-359-2400 Email dwescott@aol.com Lots of great photos of the Winter Count at www.teleport.com/~roadkill/. You need to scroll down his home page to find the access point for various workshop photos. |
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The Gathering June 18-24 in Colorado Earth Knack Bart and Robin Blankenship General Delivery, Crestone, CO 81131 719-256-4909 To learn more about the Earth Knack Gathering on the web and to access a printable order form go to www.hollowtop.com/gathering.htm |
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ECHOS OF MAN: A School of Early Living Skills June 3rd thru 9th 2001 near Silverton Oregon Goode & Carole Jones 6570 State St Salem OR 97301 Phone (503) 362-4244 Or
Dale 'Blond Bear Coleman Visit the Echos in Time website! Goode Jones will be teaching the Dry Scrape method of braintan. Class cost is $90. Many other early living skills workshops will be offered at this event. The privately owned 88-acre site near Silver Falls State Park is a canyon setting with two creeks, one river and large stands of alder, oak, and fir. The nearest towns are Sublimity, 6 miles and Silverton 7 miles away. |
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The Moccasin Meet: Northeast Primitive Skills Gathering July , 2001 Walter and Eva Gigandet Box 40 Route 20, Sloansville NY 12160 Phone 518 875-6886 Email Mocmeet@juno.com Website http://sites.netscape.net/moccasinmeet/index.html The 3rd annual Moccasin Meet (a primitive skills gathering) includes braintanning with the wetscrape and dryscrape methods amongst the classes. Many instructors and dozens of other classes will also be offered. Check with the hosts to double check that brain tanning is being offered this year. Fee $210 before June 16, $245 after. |
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Peoples of
the North August 12-18, 2001 Earthways RR#2 Box 2700 Canaan, Maine 04924 Phone 207 426-8138 Email TimSmith@JackMountainBushcraft.com Website http://www.jackmountainbushcraft.com/gathering.html The Peoples of the North Primitive Skills Gathering will be an educational celebration of the primitive and traditional lifeways of the north woods. The gathering will feature five days of workshops, including brain tanning taught by top instructors from around the region. While there will be some crafted goods for sale or trade, the emphasis of the event is on teaching, learning, and camaraderie. Topics of instruction will range from basic north woods skills such as making fire by friction, to more expressive arts like making and playing primitive and traditional musical instruments. Costs $225 |
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Rivercane April 27 to May 2, 1999 in Northern Georgia Falling Leaves October in Georgia Earthskills Contact: Snowbear (828) 389-9336 Email: yonah@grove.net To see photos of these events on the web, visit www.teleport.com/~roadkill/rivpics.html For more info and a printable sign-up form, check out www.abotech.com/Events/Earthskills/Rivercane.htm |
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In Sweden
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Email: backcountry@braintan.com |
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