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August 29 - Sept 3 (2010)

Honoring Cultural Traditions

Training Course at the Wolf College

with

Gene Tagaban

Registration Open - Space Available but requires attendance at any previous Wolf Camp or with Gene Tagaban. Our teen group will be mixed at times with the adult group for this program.

Activities covered during this camp session include, but are not limited to the following list, and are somewhat dependent on weather, instructor descretion, camper desire, and serendipity:

• Sunday: Intro to Navigation & Wilderness Camping, Sagebrush Steppe & Pine Forest Ecology.
• Monday: Cultural Sensitivity, Indigenous Heritages, Personal Heritages, Study Site Explorations, Sensory Awareness Exercises, Art & Music.
• Tuesday: Intro to Spiritual Ceremony, Appropriation, Nature Journaling & Drawing, Herbalism, Natural Craftmaking, and Storytelling.
• Wednesday: Development of Personal Practice, and Rites of Passage.
• Thursday: Solo.
• Friday: Leaving No Trace, Preparation for Presentations, Campfire Stories & Music. Optional Stayover to Saturday.

The goal of this session is to help devleop cultural sensitivity, appreciation of personal and external heritages, and the expansion of one's own spiritual practice. Additional skills covered during this camp session include, but are not limited to the following list, and are somewhat dependent on instructor preference and participant readiness:

• Tracking & Birding
• Sensory Awareness & Stealthy Movement
• Wild Edible & Medicinal Plants
• Firemaking & Fire Maintenance
• Natural Water Purification
• Cordage Making
• Singing, Playing Instruments.
• Drawing, Naturalist Journaling.
• Artistic Compositions of Choice.
• Campfires, Storytelling.
• Camp Cooking.
• Camping & Hiking.
• Orienteering Challenge.
• Original Outdoor Games.
• Rabbitsticks, Knife Carving.

Rite of Passage Level: Please see Spiritual Retreats for an essay about this level of experience.

Camp begins Sunday with pick up at the following locations: SeaTac Airport at 12:00 noon, Sedro Woolley office of the North Casdades Nat'l Park Visitor Center at 810 Moore St. at 1:00; Monroe Grocery Outlet, 405 Butler Ave. at 1:00; Wenatchee Taco Del Mar, Tonasket Pizza Company, 15 W. 4th St., at 6:00.

After reviewing our camp agreements and adding any special rules especially concerning van safety and other issues, we'll secure camp and introduce the week through songs and inspirational stories around the fire. Mon-Fri: Morning wake-up, stretches, washing, and breakfast vary slightly depending on previous evening activities, but if all was quiet by 10:00 p.m. we would awake at 7:00, do warm-ups from 7:30-8:00, and have breakfast from 8:00-9:00 ... 9:00-12:00 is the morning session. 12:00-1:00 is lunch, and 1:00-2:00 is usually swimming time. 2:00-5:00 is the afternoon session. The evenings vary according to our theme for the week. On Friday, we'll pack up after lunch and drive back to our rendezvous location where we'll have a pot-luck with families from 5:00-6:00 and then do excellent presentations for them from 6:00-7:00 so they understand our week together before you depart.

Camp ends on Friday, and we will provide complimentary return transportation, arriving at the Tonasket Pizza Company at 12:00, the Taco Del Mar in Wenatchee at 3:00, the Monroe Grocery Outlet at 5:30, the North Cascades Nat'l Park Visitor Center in Sedro Woolley at 5:30, and SeaTac Airport at 7:00 p.m. You may also stay overnight with us Friday in Puyallup for $50 adults, $100 youth, in order to catch a flight on Saturday. Adults (and accompanied youth) may also choose to stay with the Helms family at their Okanogan cabin over the labor day weekend for an extra fee of $50 per night.