Calendar of Events and Classes

Sign up on our mailing list to stay updated on intermittent class intensives and workshops.

More regular, free and current events can be found at our community website, www.ancestralways.net.


All workshops after the Small Game Hunting Workshop planned for February 3rd, 2007 are going to be moved, so please sign up on the mailing list to be informed of the new dates and times.


Former Schedules

2007 Winter Rains Series
(Please note that these dates will be changing.)

Bowbuilding Workshop (Invitation)
Dec 14-17th  All day
Location: TBA

Storytelling and Storytelling Culture FREE
February 1st THURS  7-11
Location: Wild Foods Potluck

Winter Coastal Shelter $10 // CANCELED
Jan 6th, SAT  9-8
Meeting in Portland, Shuttle to Ecola State Park

Coiled Basketry $20
January 27th SAT 10-5
Location: TBA

Small Game Hunting $6
Feb 3rd, SAT  10-3
Meeting in Portland, Shuttle to Ecola State Park

Food Preservation $15
Feb 24th SAT 10-3
Location: TBA

Ivy Basketry $15
March 17th, SAT  10-4
Location: TBA

Stone Neck Knife $30
March 24th SAT & 31st SAT 10-5
Location: TBA

Wild Ocean Edibles $50
April 14th-15th, SAT-SUN  All Day
Location: Meet in Portland, Shuttle to Coast


Previous Year's Schedules

2006 Mindful Forager
Read the course description.
July 23rd to 28th
June 17th to 27th (Photos)


Spring 2006 Native Awareness Course Series
Read the course description.

Read the schedule for Portland, OR.

Read the schedule for Lewis and Clark's Free University.


Portland Native Awareness Series

March 4, Saturday   10-1
Native Awareness Walk
Oxbow Park Entrance Directions

March 18-19, Weekend 10-6 ($30/basket )
Beginner Coiled Grass Baskets
Tryon Life Community Farm Directions

March 23, Tuesday 4:30-6:30
Native Hunting and
The Philosophy of Native Hunting
People's Food Coop Directions

March 25-26, Sat 10:00 - Sun 6:00   ( $15/person )  
Coastal Wild Edible Plants and Animals
Meet @Tryon Life Community Farm/Oregon Coast Directions

April 1, Saturday 10-12
Aboriginal Firemaking
Lewis and Clark University Coop
Directions: Take I5S to Terwilliger Blvd exit.
(R) on Terwilliger, follow down to Lewis and Clark campus (2 miles).
(L) @ sign for residence halls. Park and ask for the coop.

April 8-16, Sat to Sun (All Week) ($1200/boat )
Aleut Skin-Covered Kayak Building (Baidarka)
Meet @Tryon Life Community Farm Directions
/White Salmon, WA (Columbia River Gorge)

April 22, Saturday 1-4
Using Roadkill Critters
Tryon Life Community Farm Directions

April 29, Saturday 10-1
Native Awareness Walk II
Meet @Lewis and Clark Univ. Coop /Killin Wetlands
Directions: Take I5S to Terwilliger Blvd exit.
(R) on Terwilliger, follow down to Lewis and Clark campus (2 miles).
(L) @ sign for residence halls. Park and ask for the coop.

May 6-7, Weekend 10-6 ($30/basket )
Folded and Twined Cedar Bark Baskets
Tryon Life Community Farm Directions

Free University at Lewis and Clark University

Students: Up to 10, but limited to 6 for the basket class (excepting experienced weavers)

March 4, Saturday   9:30-1:30
Native Awareness Walk
Meet @Tamarack/Oxbow Park

March 11, Saturday 10-6
Willow Basketry
Tamarack

March 14, Tuesday 4:30-6:30
Native Hunting and
The Philosophy of Native Hunting
Tamarack and Coop Lawn

March 25-26, Sat 10:00 - Sun 6:00
Coastal Wild Edible Plants and Animals
Meet @Tryon Life Community Farm/Oregon Coast

April 1, Saturday 10-12
Aboriginal Firemaking
LC Coop

April 8-16, Sat to Sun (All Week) ($1200/boat )
Aleut Skin-Covered Kayak Building (Baidarka)
Meet @Tryon Life Community Farm
/White Salmon, WA (Columbia River Gorge)

April 22, Saturday 1-4
Using Roadkill Critters
Tryon Life Community Farm

April 29, Saturday 10-1
Native Awareness Walk II
Meet @Tamarack/Killin Wetlands