New Website

Sticks and Stones Wilderness School website has moved

http://www.sticksandstoneswildernessschool.com/

Here you will find everything you need to know about the school, who we are, the skills we teach and what we offer the community and why.

Dont forgat to sign up for the email list and or the newsletter.

Please check it out and pass the smoke signal on, the skills have come back to Ontario once again.

Thanks and have a great snowy season.

Skeet Sutherland
Sticks and Stones Wilderness School
519-216-6842

Let Me Know

This temporary Web Space is an experimental way of getting you folks the needed Program dates and registration information while the Sticks and Stones Wilderness School webpage is drafted and launched.
If something is unclear, then please don't hesitate to email me with any comments, questions or thoughts. skeetsutherland@hotmail.com

Thank you for your time and interests in preserving the skills.

Take Care,
Skeet Sutherland

Course Descriptions

Coming Soon to the Archives will be full program descriptions and Pictures from past programs.
Maybe Ill see you this weekend at The Headwaters Gathering.
Skeet Sutehrland
Sticks and Stones Wilderness School

Directions to The Wolf Den

Click on link below
http://www.wolfdenbunkhouse.com/location.htm

See you there
Skeet
SSWS

2008 Schedule

It was a long, warm winter in my Shelter. A wet Spring with plentiful maple syrup. The return of song from the south among the budding, baby green foliage. The turkeys are roosting in the hardwoods again and the whip poor whil is calling from these woods for the first time since anyone can remember.

Empowering Ancient Ways was the perfect course to kick off this season.
April 27-May 2, 2008 at the Wolf Den Hostel, Check out pictures and comments through http://www.earthmentorship.com/

Below you will find the Schedule for the rest of this year.

Additional courses may be added by request if you or your group are looking for availibility to book custom programs or personnel intensives please request via email at skeetsutherland@hotmail.com or call Skeet Sutherland @ 1-519-216-6842.

Links for directions, contact information and registration can be found at the end of this message.

Full Course Discriptions can be found in Archives, found on the main page on the right hand side.

June

Stewardship Project
June 15, 2008 Fathers Day
Orangeville area
Details coming soon
Free admission and maybe lunch too.
Keep watch for updates

Bending Stix - Throwing Stones
Bow Building Workshop
June 19, 20, 21, 22, 2008
Wolf Den Bunkhouse and Cabins, Algonquin area
Cost $400, $150 Deposit due by June 5, 2008
See details in Archives

Braintan Buckskin
Traditional Hide Tanning Workshop
June 26, 27, 28, 29, 2008
Orangeville Area
Cost $400, $150 Deposit due by June 12, 2008
Includes a place to set up your tent, dinner, workshop materials and tools.
See details in the Archives


July


Wilderness Skills Weekend
July 4-5-6, 2008
Orangeville Area
Cost $350, $150 Deposit due by June
Includes place to set up your tent, dinner, and course materials.
See details in the Archives

Wilderness Skills Weekend Workshops
All weekend workshops will be offered at the Wolf Den Bunkhouse and Cabins, Algonquin area.
Cost $350, Inlcudes dorm style accomadation, dinner and workshop materials.
See details in the Archives

Keeper of the Flame
July 11, 12, 13, 2008

Wilderness Food Skills
July 18, 19, 20, 2008

Wildlife Tracking Skills
July 25, 26, 27, 2008


August


Sacred Awareness
August 1, 2, 3, 2008


September


Empowering Ancient Ways
August 30, Sept. 6, 2008
Wolf Den Bunkhouse and Cabins, Algonquin area
Cost $750, $300 Deposit due by July 31, 2008
Includes 3 meals/day, dorm style accomadation and materials for course.
See details in Archives

Empowering Ancient Ways- Advanced Skills
September 7 - 13, 2008
Wolf Den Bunkhouse and Cabins, Algonquin Area
Cost $750, $300 Deposit due by August, 7, 2008
Includes 3 meals/day, dorm style accomadation and materials for course.
See details in Archives

California Bow Building Workshop
This one isn't etched into stone yet but Dates will be listed soon.
Hosted by Back2Earth with long time friends and fellow trackers Jeff and Allysa Barnes out of the Red Wood country of Cali.
See details in the Archives


October

Braintan Buckskin
Traditonal Hide Tanning Workshop
October 2, 3, 4, 5, 2008
Orangeville Area
Cost $400, $150 Deposit due by Aug. 31, 2008
Includes Dinner, place to set up your tent, dinner, materials and tools for workshop.

See details in Archives

Bending Stix - Throwing Stones
Bow Buildiong Workshop
October 30- November 2, 2008
Location: To be Announced
Cost: $400.00, $150.00 Deposit due by September 25, 2008
Includes dorm style accomadation, dinner, workshop materials and tools for workshop.
See details in Archives


November
To be Announced


December


Winter Tracking Workshop
December 11, 12, 13, 14, 2008
Orangeville Area
Cost $400, $150 deposit due by Nov. 3, 2008
Includes dorm style accomadation, dinner and materials for the workshop.
See details in Archives

Bending Stix - Throwing Stones

Sticks & Stones Wilderness School
Presents
Bending Stix & Throwing Stones
Bow Building Workshop
When: June 19 – 22
Where: Wolf Den Hostel, Oxtongue ON(Hwy 60, just west of Algonquin Park)
Learn the Ancient Art of Bow Building; through this hands on workshop students will be shaping, tillering, bending and finally shooting their own bows. The journey from the forest to the hand tailored finished bow in 4 days.
Price: $400, includes
• All course materials, wood and tools (bring your own tools if you have them.)
• 3 nights cabin corm style accommodation at the Wolf Den Hostel.
• Dinner is provided on the 19th, 20th, & 21st,
• Bring your own Breakfast, Lunch and Snacks, Full Kitchen facilities available at the hostel, fridge/stove/wares.-Coffee/tea provided.
• $150 NON REFUNDEBLE deposit required with application by June 5th, 2008, space is limited to 10 students, apply soon.No Experience is Necessary!__________________________________________________________
For registration and further details please contact Skeet Sutherland via email at:
skeetsutherland@hotmail.com
or by phone at: 519-216-6842

Information relating to Events and Programs in Traditional Skills and Earth Mentoring can always be found through Chris Gilmour and his website at: http://www.chris.earthmentorship.com/

For Directions to the Wolf Den Hostel click on the link below:
www.wolfdenbunkhouse.com

Bending Stix - Throwing Stones

Please contact me if you are interested in the above mentioed

Bending Stix - Throwing Stones,

Only a limited # of students in this workshop.

To the rest of you

I am really looking forward to spending some serious time with many of you this summer, training in the ways of the wild.

The Wolf Den Hostel, outside Algonquins West Gate, has been a great spot to kick off this year with Empowering Ancient Ways.

Please find more Photos and comments about the course on the Earth Mentorship Webpage.

Sticks and Stones Wilderness School is currently creating a website and will be utilizing this blogspot until the launch date.

Keep in touch and hope to be working skills with you soon.

Keep on....

Skeet Sutherland

Sticks and Stones Wilderness School

Sticks and Stones Wilderness School Has Rooted in the North

Winter the time of snow, purification, cleansing and introspection. In the North, the seeds have been sown.