Indian Lore and Craft
Hear legends of Northwest tribes and play Native American children’s games designed to develop fishing, hunting and other survival skills. The games help to develop eye-hand coordination. Make a craft to take home. Select from our list: ring catch toy, owner stick, arrowhead pouch and more. This program is an hour and a half long.
Indian Crafts List
| Cedar Bark Friendship Bracelet : | Twist together a strip of inner bark from the Red Cedar, raffiagrass, and yarn to make a bracelet. A simple, but meaningful, craft which requires working with a friend. (Ages 5 and Older) |
| Owner Stick : | Decorate a wooden stick as a marker for your belongings. (Age 5 and Older) |
| Seed Necklace : | Stringing beads, seeds, shells, and other materials to make a necklace. (Age 5 and Older) |
| Headband : | Decorate a leather strip, punch holes, and add tie strings to keep hair out of your way. (Age 5 and Older) |
| Ring Catch : | Bend and wrap a cedar bough into a ring and tie it to a stick with string. A toy to play with that improves hunting and fishing skills. (Age 5 and Older) |
| Leather Sling : | Shape wet leather and add strings to make a hunting tool. (Age 7 and Older) |
| Arrowhead & Leather Pouch : | Punch and sew leather to make a pouch and add a tie string. Shape a piece of slate and take it home in your pouch. Adult helpers are needed with punching and sewing. (Age 7 and Older) |
| Cattail Doll : | Soaked cattails are folded and assembled into a doll. Scissors and knot tying. (Age 8 and Older) |