Fort Cross - Native Experience Field Trip
Fri, Nov 04
|Fort Cross (Julian area)
Learn about the cultures of Native American tribes through the eyes of the pioneers and westward explorers!
Time & Location
Nov 04, 2022, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Fort Cross (Julian area), 4425 CA-78, Santa Ysabel, CA 92070, USA
About the event
The La Mesa co-op would love to invite our Backcountry SD co-op to join us for a field trip at Fort Cross. This field trip will be the "Native Experience", featuring the following activities:
(https://www.fortcross.com/the-native-experience)
Pottery OR Jewelry Making: Learn about the importance of each and then create a pinch pot or coil pot OR Make a bead necklace. Yours to keep! *Group coordinator chooses one activity. Activity defaults to jewelry making on cold days, or if coordinator does not specify.*
Archery: Would you make a good warrior hunter?
Tomahawk Throwing: A common tool, but we will be using these little axes for some fun target practice!
Spear Toss: It takes great precision and strength to hit your target with a spear. How hard do you think it will be? How much practice in order to master this hunting technique? We will be practicing with long sticks instead of sharpened…