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Currently Scheduled Traditional Crafts Courses

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Leather Bag with Anishinaabe-Style Beadwork

Join Marcie McIntire for an exploration of Anishinaabe beadwork as you make a beautiful beaded…
Fri, Jun 23rd, 2023  –  Sun, Jun 25th, 2023
9am-5pm each day
Instructor: Marcie McIntire
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Bags of the Boundary Waters and Beyond

  Head out on the lake, into the woods, or to the grocery store in style and function with a…
Fri, Sep 1st, 2023  –  Sun, Sep 3rd, 2023
9am-5pm each day
Instructor: Amir Najam
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Bark Tanned Sheep Leather

Tan sheep leather using natural plant tannins, oils, and some hard work. Bark tanning is an…
Tue, Oct 3rd, 2023  –  Sun, Oct 8th, 2023
9am-5pm Tue-Thurs and San-Sun (class will pause on Friday for conference day)
Instructors: Eric Edgin, Molly Meyer

Beaded Buckskin Shoulder Bag: Online Course

Traditional beadwork is widely practiced in Grand Portage, Minnesota where for generations it has…
Wed, Oct 25th, 2023  –  Wed, Nov 8th, 2023
6-9pm CT; Three Wednesday evenings, October 25th, and November 1st, and 8th.
Instructor: Marcie McIntire
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Birch Bark Boxes: Scandinavian Bark Basketry

In this class, students will make durable, airtight birch bark boxes that are perfect for storage…
Thu, Oct 12th, 2023  –  Sun, Oct 15th, 2023
9am-5pm each day
Instructor: Wesley Hathaway
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Brain Tanning Deer Skins

In three whirlwind days, using brains, smoke, and hard work, we will take deer skins from their raw…
Tue, Oct 3rd, 2023  –  Thu, Oct 5th, 2023
9am-5pm each day
Instructors: Nate Johnson, Jeff Harper
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Caribou Hair Tufted Jewelry

Tufting caribou and moose hair is an embellishment craft practiced across many northern Indigenous…
Fri, Sep 29th, 2023  –  Sun, Oct 1st, 2023
9am-5pm each day
Instructor: Delaney Keshena
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Deer Hock Skin Bags

Hock Hock Hooray! These unique rawhide bags celebrate a typically discarded part in most meat…
Thu, Oct 12th, 2023  –  Sat, Oct 14th, 2023
9am-5pm each day
Instructor: Delaney Keshena
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Geometric Straw Mobiles: The Traditional Craft of Himmeli

In this course students will construct a himmeli mobile. They will gain experience working with…
Sat, Sep 9th, 2023  –  Sun, Sep 10th, 2023
9am-5pm each day
Instructor: Mary Erickson
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Gifts of the Porcupine: A Quillwork Intensive

Using porcupine quills, students will learn to sew them onto home tanned hide. This class is not…
Sat, Oct 7th, 2023  –  Sun, Oct 8th, 2023
9am-4pm each day
Instructor: Jean Marshall
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Hand-Sewn Leather Project Tote

There are so many possible uses for this bag that the only name that does it justice is…
Fri, Dec 1st, 2023  –  Sun, Dec 3rd, 2023
9am-5pm each day
Instructor: Beth Dow

Hand-Stitched Leather Travel Accessories & Gifts

Two things that many of us can expect during the holidays are traveling and gifting! In this class,…
Sat, Nov 11th, 2023  –  Sun, Nov 12th, 2023
9am-5pm each day
Instructor: Candace LaCosse
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Handmade Whisk Brooms

One whisk broom is never enough! Great for cleaning off car seats or workbenches, whisking dirt out…
Sat, Jul 29th, 2023
9am-5pm
Instructor: Marybeth Garmoe
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Hardcover Codex Bookbinding

Hand-bound hardcover books are not only functional and beautiful, but they hold a certain…
Fri, Jul 7th, 2023  –  Sun, Jul 9th, 2023
Days 1-2: 9am-5pm; Day 3: 9am-noon
Instructor: Sam Gathje
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Herbalism Apprentice: Beginner's Botanical Medicine

Desire to be more self-sustainable with your health care and home? Dipped your toes into the deep…
Fri, Sep 22nd, 2023  –  Sun, Sep 24th, 2023
9am-5pm each day
Instructor: Gigi Stafne