Family Lifeways Camp

Your family can live like it was 200 years ago! This camp will provide families with the opportunity to observe and experience life the way it was prior to European contact in Alberta. It will include presentations and workshops with “hands-on” projects for the entire family. Camp projects may include hide tanning, pottery production and firing, games, story telling, flint-knapping, atlatl throwing, bow and arrow skills, and much more.

This camp will also includes an indoor-guided tour of the Bodo Archaeological Center where participants can step back in time as they walk through the many exhibits that feature interpretive displays and artifacts from the Bodo Archaeological Site and the surrounding area. Families will visit a working archaeological lab and talk to the archaeologists about the artifacts they have found. At the Bodo Archaeological Site families will observe an authentic archaeological excavation and discover the unique flora and fauna that make up the unique landscape of Bodo Sand Hills. This camp also includes a field trip to a bison rubbing stone.

Age Group: All Ages
Price: $125/person for 3 days or $500/family for 3 days (based on family of 4).
Dates Available 2012: July 19-20 and August 15-17.
Duration: Camp begins at 1:00 pm on the first day and ends at 6:00 pm on the third day.
Requirements: This camp includes six meals (Dinner on first day; breakfast and lunch on the second day; and breakfast, lunch, and dinner on third day). Other meals and accommodations are the participant’s responsibility. Accommodation packages are available. Tipis are available for rent by request at the Bodo Campsite.