At the Ndakinna Education Center, we focus on five main learning areas:
Wilderness & Survival Skills
Firemaking, shelter building, animal tracking, wilderness first aid, snowshoeing
Adirondack & Native Culture
Storytelling, drumming, dance, arts & crafts, games, traditions, exhibit spaces, festivals
Ecology & Nature Studies
Woodland ecology, plant & bird identification, nature trail walks on our 80-acre preserve
Ndakinna (pronounced en-dak-enna) is Abenaki for “Our Land”
Alternative College Break/Group Retreats
Low ropes course, conflict resolution, team building, leadership training, retreats
Fitness & Martial Arts
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Judo, Karate, Kickboxing, adults and kids classes
The Ndakinna Education Center is an affiliate of the Greenfield Review Literary Center, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit and charitable organization located in Greenfield Center, New York. The Center offers people of all ages unique hands-on learning experiences, principles of indigenous arts of life, team building, character development, and exhibit spaces focusing on regional Native American understandings, Adirondack culture, wilderness skills and awareness of the natural world.
Do you love what we do? We do, too! That’s why we are asking for your support. As a non-profit organization,
we rely on the support of nice folks like you. We currently have a gofundme for roof renovations. Either feel free to donate below, or click here to go to our fundraiser.
Wilderness First Aid Course (SOLO Certified) / WFR Resert [Adult & Teen]
March 30 @ 8:00 am - March 31 @ 5:00 pmAbenaki Language Workshop Weekend
April 5 @ 6:00 pm - April 7 @ 10:00 amWilderness First Aid Course (SOLO Certified) / WFR Resert [Adult & Teen]
April 13 @ 8:00 am - April 14 @ 5:00 pmAuthor Talk with Melissa Otis: Rural Indigenousness: A History of Iroquoian and Algonquian Peoples of the Adirondacks
April 13 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pmSpring Tracking & Adventure Camp (Ages 5½-7)
April 22 @ 9:00 am - April 24 @ 4:00 pm