About the School

Dancing Hawk School of Simple Living is a school dedicated to helping people learn to capture happiness, and live in tune with the world around them.

Our primary focus is running native living programs and classes. We have several different types of classes, from workshops a few hours long to longer-term primitive internships. Our community-focused mission currently means that all courses are free of charge.

Dancing Hawk also likes to bring the joy and wisdom found in the wilderness to the greater community. We do outreach talks and events both formal and festive. Dancing Hawk also puts forward a great effort at good relations with our native neighbors from Portland's NAYA to Celilo Village.

Last, but not least, be sure to see the photos in our gallery. Nothing tells the story of experience like our photos do.

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Instructors

Kiliii has taught primitive skills and indigenous cultural teachings at the Rabbitstick and Wintercount Rendezvous, the Falling Leaves Rendezvous and Lewis and Clark University. He has also visited with other native peoples: Haida of the Northwest Coast, Aborigines of Central Australia, and several indigenous peoples of Ecuador's highlands and rainforest. He considers his mentors: Lynx Vilden, Jon Young, David Jagamarra, and Margaret Matthewson.