Crow Call: March-April 2006

Mentoring Strong Naturalist Communities

with Jon Young

March 31-April 2, 2006, Brattleboro, VT
$250

Jon Young photo For thousands of years, the art of passing on human knowledge has been tied to the need to survive in nature. Although the world has changed drastically in last few generations, our bodies & minds are still perfectly designed to learn as our ancestors did – from the natural world.

This program identifies core ingredients necessary to create a powerful community of natural learning that applies very well to adapting and surviving in the world today. We will draw on native sources of stories and teachings to remind us of our own native body, mind and spirit. This workshop will bring together members of regional naturalist communities from across the northeast region.

Inspired by his childhood mentoring by tracker Tom Brown, Jr., Jon Young has passionately researched and put into practice the techniques used by native cultures to mentor their children as naturalists, trackers and valued community members. He has gathered teachings of many native cultures along with the tools of modern field ecology into a powerful medicine bundle of native approaches that trigger our natural blueprint for learning. Jon founded Wilderness Awareness School in 1983.

To register call 802-257-8570 or visit our web site to download, print and mail your registration form.

Special Evening Talk with Jon Young
Reclaiming Our Mentoring Culture

March 30, Brattleboro, VT

Come hear about a map of native approaches to education and the possibility of reclaiming our ancestral wisdom. All Souls Church, West Brattleboro - Suggested donation $10
View or download the flyer for the talk (pdf format).

Tending Your Sacred Fire

with Paul Raphael

May 3-7 , 2006, Brattleboro, VT
$425

"I know the Elders knew these teachings would be needed in troubling times and that is why these teachings are still here today. So come and join us and rekindle your own Sacred Fire.” Megwetch, Paul Raphael Paul Raphael, from Peshawbestown, Michigan, is a singer and storyteller, and works as a Peacemaker for the Grand Traverse Band. He is married and has four children, two boys and two girls, and three grandchildren.	Join us a we learn from and work with Paul Raphael, an Odawa of the Raven Dodem and a Peacemaker of the Grand Traverse Band. Paul will share the tradition of tending a Sacred Fire, handed down to him from the Great Lake Elders of the Grand Council of Waganakising Odawa. The Sacred Fire Workshop will provide you with effective tools to recognize and work through the powerful emotions that will surface in your life as you rekindle your inner sacred fire. Doing this inner work is an essential development for anyone choosing to mentor others into a deep awareness of nature.
	What Participants are Saying "This workshop brought me deep healing of wounds that I had been unable to even previously acknowledge and moved my spiritual life from freezer to fire. Since I began learning about the Sacred Fire I have found a deeper connection to the Unity of Creation; found commitment to the fire of my family; and discovered my thirst to be part of a living community." –Kevin MacGregor “Being at a Sacred Fire gives one an opportunity for a powerful experience of self exploration. The teachings offer tools to transform that which holds us back so that we may take a step towards our own self-healing.” –Krista Oarcea
To register call 802-257-8570 or visit our web site to download, print and mail your registration form.

Deep Wilds Summer Camps

Since 1995, Vermont Wilderness School cofounders Steve Young and Mark Morey have been running Deep Wilds, a for-profit wilderness program that offers summer camps and rites of passage programs for adolescents. In 1999, they founded Vermont Wilderness School along with Brian Robertshaw and Luz Elena Morey to offer intensive long-term mentoring programs for children and mentor training programs for adults. Deep Wilds continues to support Vermont Wilderness School by paying Vermont Wilderness School to publicize it's programs.

Otter Camp A Day Camp for Ages 7-11
June 19-23, 26-30 and July 3-July 7 and 10-14

Otter Camp is the ultimate adventure into the mysteries of nature and the art of living close to the earth for children 7-11 years old.
Enroll in all four weeks and save $100 of the last week!

Raccoon Overnight Camp
July 1-7 and 8-14, one or both sessions

Raccoon camp is a chance for young people ages 9-12 to discover the incredible beauty and diversity of life around them, and practice skills of wilderness living and nature awareness.

Coyote Camp
a Summer Overnight Camp for Teens
July 16-28 or July 16-August 6.

At Coyote Camp, teens experience real-life wilderness survival and group living challenges which include intense practice of the awareness and survival skills of the native scouts.