Tag: Survival Skills

Rewild Skillshare 12.28.11

Today was the last Rewild Camp of 2011. Many folks came out in spite of the rain and wind. We worked on making cordage from the nettle fiber that we processed at the November Rewild Camp. Sev worked on tanning his skunk hide with coffee grounds, Eric read some stories in Chinuk Wawa, Caleb made …

Rewild Skillshare 6.11.11

I was a little nervous about Rewild Camp today because none of the Rewild Portland team could make it except for myself! Luckily I had the lovely Sarah Hill join me out there at the archery range and with her help we made it a success! There were about seven new people who showed up …

Rewild Skillshare 6.4.11

This morning me and the Rewild Portland staff went out and pulled ivy for basket-making at Rewild Camp. It was great to see so many faces discovering the art of basketry. We also played music and ate great food. Thanks all for coming and having a good time!

Rewild Skillshare 5.28.11

Rewild Camp today was at the Archery Range. When the weather report said rain, rain, rain, we feared the worst. We were pleasantly surprised by a beautiful and sunny afternoon! The knappin’ pit was hoppin’ per usual. Tony worked on a net bag, Kelila lead a bunch of Chinuk Wawa games, we all shot some …

Rewild Skillshare 5.21.11

Today Rewild Camp was at Irving Park in Northeast Portland. It was an exciting rewilding camp because Kelila got her very first bow-drill coal! She has been working at it for a while and today it finally happened. So congrats to Kelila for creating fire! We also worked on making cordage from Yucca leaves to …

Rewild Skillshare 5.14.11

Kelila and I were grateful the rain held off for Rewild Camp today, which was at the archery range. We started off playing some Chinook Wawa, which proved to be more difficult than we expected, with our other speakers MIA. Nevertheless, we were able to play off one another and keep things going. Then we …