First Earth's 2001 Schedule
Basic Skills Weekend:April 7-8, 28-29, October 13-14.
Advanced Skills Class: (3 days) May 25-26-27, October 26-27-28.
ROCK WEEKEND with professional knapper Jim Redfearn: May 12-13.
Basketry with fiber fanatic Tim Cox: September 8-9.
See Class Info page for workshop descriptions. Basic Skills classes start Saturday at 9:00 a.m., Advanced Skills classes start Friday at 9:00 a.m.
Personalized workshops can be scheduled for groups of 6 people
or more with at least 4 weeks advance notice.
The Interior Highlands Ancestral Lifeways Association and
First Earth Wilderness School present the 3rd Annual
Bois D'Arc Rendezvous and Knap-In
September 28-29-30, 2001
Dedicated to the research, practice and teaching of stone-age wilderness wisdom and life skills.
DIRECTIONS: 7 miles south of Neosho MO on US 71 to Goodman,
then west on HWY B for 2 miles, follow signs to Spirit Springs.
Workshops: Some of the finest primitive skills instructors in the midwest,
teaching workshops on the following subjects:
Friction Fires, Flintknapping, Rivercane Flutes, Basketry & Pottery, Deadfall Traps, Peck & Grind Stone- Axes, Pine Pitch & Hide Glue, Pump Drills, Bow & Arrow and Atlatl construction, Bone Tools, Tracking & Trailing, Primitive First Aid, Burn and Scrape Bowls, Primitive Cooking, Hide Tanning (Braintan), Cordage, Shelters, Rivercane Blowguns, Edible, Medicinal, Useful Plant Identification, and much more.
EVENING PROGRAMS:
Nightwalking, storytelling, string and didgeredoo music, drum circle, and who knows what else!
Free Public Area! Featuring Kid's Village, with storytellers, games and activities. Also, Native American and primitive crafts vendors, primitive archery and atlatl competition shoots, evening fire programs, and entertainment, food concessions and more!
Workshop Fees:
$40/day, $100/Weekend with advance registration, $50/day, $125/Weekend after Sept, 15. Some classes may require additional materials fee. Camping: $5/night. Free with workshop registration. Workshops run from Friday AM until late Sunday PM. Bring: Camping and rain gear, knife, eating utensils.
NO DRUGS ALCOHOL PETS OR GUNS please
To pre-register, send check or money order to: IHALA, POB 469, Strafford MO 65757
For a printable registration form, Click Here
A couple of photos from the '99 Bois D' Arc Rendezvous
Todd's marathon bow class earned these guys the nickname "the Bow Nazis", and turned out some real nice shooters.
The morning class announcements and raffle usually turned into a sideshow of sorts.