Registration is through the Maidu Interpretive
Center in Roseville. To register,
call (916) 772-4242, (916) 774-5950, or (916) 774-5242. You can
also register online at http://www.rosevilleparks.com
and click on "webreg".
INDIGENOUS TOYS AND GAMES
Have fun and enhance your creativity and hand coordination. Make
toys out of acorn, tule, willow, black walnut shells, and New
Zealand flax: spinning tops, leaf puzzles, willow deer, flax fish,
tule birds, and more.
One adult must register with the child; up to 3 children per adult.
Date: March 11, 2005 (Friday)
Time: 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Instructor: Dino Labiste
Age Min/Max: 7-years-old and older
Fee: $30.00
Class Code Number: 22246
Date: April 1, 2005 (Friday)
Time: 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Instructor: Dino Labiste
Age Min/Max: 7-years-old and older
Fee: $30.00
Class Code Number: 22246
TULE ETHNOBOTANY
Discover the botanical characteristics of tule that make it the
ideal material for constructing houses, boats, mats, sandals,
quivers, rope, toys, hats, and baskets. Create your own berry
picking basket or sun visor and learn from the samples how to
make a variety of other items from tule.
Date: March 11, 2005 (Friday)
Time: 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Instructor: Dino Labiste
Age Min/Max: 14/adult
Fee: $25.00
Class Code Number: 22277
THE ART OF CALLING DOWN THE SUN
Fire was necessary for survival and was considered sacred. Learn
the various techniques for starting a fire and see it demonstrated:
five for fire-by-friction, one for fire-by-compression, and one
for fire-by-percussion. Hands-on activity on hand drill fire making.
Suitable plant materials for fire making will be displayed and
discussed.
Date: March 12, 2005 (Saturday)
Time: 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Instructor: Dino Labiste
Age Min/Max: 14/adult
Fee: $20.00
Class Code Number: 22272
Date: April 2, 2005 (Saturday)
Time: 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Instructor: Dino Labiste
Age Min/Max: 14/adult
Fee: $20.00
Class Code Number: 22273
SKILL OF PLYING CORDAGE
Learn the ability to extract, prepare, and twine fibers into cordage.
Several plying techniques will be explored. Complete your project
by grinding down shells and nuts to fashion a necklace or bracelet.
$2 materials fee paid to the instructor at the class.
Date: March 12, 2005 (Saturday)
Time: 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Instructor: Dino Labiste
Age Min/Max: 10-years-old and older
Fee: $15.00
Class Code Number: 22260
PLAITED BASKET
Construct a plaited basket using plant material used by the Polynesians.
Learn the basics of creating the base, sides, and rim. Gathering
and processing techniques will also be discussed in relation to
Polynesian culture.
Date: April 1, 2005 (Friday)
Time: 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Instructor: Dino Labiste
Age Min/Max: 14/adult
Fee: $30.00
Class Code Number: 22274
LOOPED STRING BAG
The textile technique of intertwining cordage to make a usable
container or bag is found throughout much of the world. This form
of producing fabric, also known as knotless netting, is as old
as cloth itself. It has been used by virtually every culture throughout
history. Using just a string and a needle, create a utilitarian
looped string bag. $2 materials fee paid to the instructor at
the class.
Date: April 2, 2005 (Saturday)
Time: 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Instructor: Dino Labiste
Age Min/Max: 10-years-old and older
Fee: $15.00
Class Code Number: 22247
PERSONAL DECORATION
What materials did native peoples use to enhance beauty and indicate
value? Explore the different types of shells from coastal California,
seeds from native plants, and hard bones that were traded from
village to village. Create beads and string them to make your
own personal necklace. $2 materials fee paid to the instructor
at the class.
Date: MARCH 11, 2005 (Friday)
Time: 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Instructor: Susan Witmore
Age Min/Max: 14/adult
Fee: $20.00
Class Code Number: 22276
MAKING TRACKS IN THE WOODS
Ever ask, "What was it that went this way?" Animals
do leave us clues. Mimic animal movement and gait, compare paw
size and shape, create an eye for the marks of claw and antler,
and consider an amazing variety of scat (poop!) as we have fun
unraveling the meaning of animal road signs. $2 materials fee
paid to the instructor at the class.
Date: March 11, 2005 (Friday)
Time: 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Instructor: Susan Witmore
Age Min/Max: 7-years-old and older
Fee: $30.00
Class Code Number: 22245
Date: April 1, 2005 (Friday)
Time: 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Instructor: Susan Witmore
Age Min/Max: 7-years-old and older
Fee: $30.00
Class Code Number: 22245
STONE AGE BANQUET
Find out how well our ancestors ate. Try ancient cooking styles
using hot coals, rock and earth ovens, and cooking stones to prepare
a delicious feast. Bring an appetite and be ready to roll up your
sleeves. $7 materials fee paid to the instructor at the class.
One adult must register with the child; up to 3 children per adult.
Date: March 12, 2005 (Saturday)
Time: 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Instructor: Susan Witmore
Age Min/Max: 7-years-old and older (inquire for more information)
Fee: $30.00
Class Code Number: 22244
Date: April 2, 2005 (Saturday)
Time: 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Instructor: Susan Witmore
Age Min/Max: 7-years-old and older (inquire for more information)
Fee: $30.00
Class Code Number: 22244
MAKING YOUR POINT
Use ancient techniques on stone and bone to fashion tools such
as a Hoko knife, an arrow or spear point, a bone basketry awl,
or a bone sewing needle. If you like, make a handle with wood
and decorate it with carved designs or natural pigments. $2 material
fee paid to the instructor at the class.
Date: March 12, 2005 (Saturday)
Time: 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Instructor: Susan Witmore
Age Min/Max: 14/adult
Fee: $30.00
Class Code Number: 22275
WEAVING THE WORLD IN A COILED BASKET
Provides a basic introduction to basket making skills. Learn
about plants used by California's basket weavers, then create
your own contemporary coiled basket from mostly non-native plant
materials. Incorporate samples of traditional wild plants into
your basket and understand that many of California's weavers were
and are some of the best in the world.
Date: April 1, 2005 (Friday)
Time: 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Instructor: Susan Witmore
Age Min/Max: 14/adult
Fee: $30.00
Class Code Number: 22271
MINIATURE RABBIT SKIN BLANKET
Before cloth, there were animal skin blankets. Create your own
soft, miniature rabbit skin blanket. (Cutting the pelt requires
the use of a sharp stone tool and careful concentration.) $15
material fee paid to the instructor at the class.
Date: April 2, 2005 (Saturday)
Time: 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Instructor: Susan Witmore
Age Min/Max: 14/adult
Fee: $30.00
Class Code Number: 22270
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