Medicine Hawk Wilderness Skills - Workshops
Winter Skills Workshop
During the winter season indigenous peoples functioned according to the dictates of the natural world. And so it is with this workshop. The natural world will determine the specific skills taught, as well as the time spent on each. A light snow might encourage extended animal tracking. Heavy snows would provide an opportunity to build snow shelters. A blizzard could force us to "hole up" and make cordage, flintknap stone points for arrows and spears, and share the ancient art of storytelling. On this weekend your learning will "flow" from the rhythm of the natural world.


Wilderness Skills Workshops
Through the practice and perfection of skills and through respect for the natural world, individuals come to feel secure in a wilderness environment. These workshops are designed to teach the practical and philosophical skills necessary to survive comfortably in any situation. Skills covered include: shelter building, food identification, water gathering, fire making, tool making, animal tracking, problem solving, walking and listening techniques, increased awareness and respect for the natural world.
Animal Tracking Workshop
In the animal tracking workshop you will learn to identify the prints and gaits of
local mammals, as well as the signs that they leave as they live and move in the
natural world - food sources, dens, trails, scat, skeletons and more. Additional
skills include walking, seeing and listening techniques as well as awareness skills
that will enhance your identification of - and identification with - the animal
you are tracking.
Each workshop includes:
-Meals, snacks, and beverages for your entire stay.
-Instruction from an experienced faculty with a student/instructor ratio no greater than 6:1
-All instructional materials

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