March 2023 Beginner Guide to Abenaki Language Course (Online)
Ndakinna Education Center Abenaki Language Remote Learning Classes: Beginner Guide to Abenaki Classes are designed specifically for those with little to no experience in the language. We will introduce the basic patterns in the language as easy to remember paired phrases, along with games, songs, group activities, and lesson specific worksheets This is a 4 […]
April 2023 Beginner Guide to Abenaki Language Course (Online)
Ndakinna Education Center Abenaki Language Remote Learning Classes: Beginner Guide to Abenaki Classes are designed specifically for those with little to no experience in the language. We will introduce the basic patterns in the language as easy to remember paired phrases, along with games, songs, group activities, and lesson specific worksheets This is a 4 […]
2023 Molsem Teen Spring Tracking & Adventure Camp (Ages 13-16)
Ages 13-16, 9am-4pm, 4/10-12 Participants join expert tracker Jim Bruchac (co-author of three Scats and Tracks books – covering the Northeast, Southeast, and Mid-Atlantic) for an outdoor adventure to learn more in depth skills on how to identify basic mammal tracks (fox, coyote, deer, raccoon, and more) and make plaster casts. Teens will be using […]
Awasos Spring Tracking & Adventure Camp (Ages 8-13)
Ndakinna Education Center 23 Middle Grove Road, Greenfield Center, NY, United States4/10-4/12 Standard Level: $225, Donation Level: $275 Participants join expert tracker Jim Bruchac (co-author of three Scats and Tracks books – covering the Northeast, Southeast, and Mid-Atlantic) for an outdoor adventure to learn how to identify basic mammal tracks (fox, coyote, deer, raccoon, and more) and make plaster casts. Participants will be using the adjacent […]
2023 Asban Spring Tracking & Adventure Camp (Ages 5½-7)
Ndakinna Education Center 23 Middle Grove Road, Greenfield Center, NY, United States4/10-12 Standard Level: $225, Donation Level: $275 Participants join Ndakinna staff for a three day outdoor adventure to learn how to identify basic mammal tracks (fox, coyote, deer, raccoon, and more) and make plaster casts. Kids will be using the adjacent 80-acre Nature Preserve as well as our extensive animal tracks collection. Also included will be […]
May 2023 Beginner Guide to Abenaki Language Course (Online)
Ndakinna Education Center Abenaki Language Remote Learning Classes: Beginner Guide to Abenaki Classes are designed specifically for those with little to no experience in the language. We will introduce the basic patterns in the language as easy to remember paired phrases, along with games, songs, group activities, and lesson specific worksheets This is a 4 […]
June 2023 Beginner Guide to Abenaki Language Course (Online)
Ndakinna Education Center Abenaki Language Remote Learning Classes: Beginner Guide to Abenaki Classes are designed specifically for those with little to no experience in the language. We will introduce the basic patterns in the language as easy to remember paired phrases, along with games, songs, group activities, and lesson specific worksheets This is a 4 […]
Asban Wilderness Adventure Day Camp (Ages 5-7) Session 1 2023
Session 1: July 17-19 (Mon-Wed | 9:00am to 4:00pm) Session Pricing: Standard Level: $255, Donation Level: $310 Three days of outdoor fun including wilderness skills, animal tracking, Native American games, storytelling and daily visits to our adventure challenge course. Taking place at the Ndakinna Education Center with miles of nature trails, Native American wigwams, and […]
Nolka Wilderness Adventure Day Camp (Ages 8-9) Session 1 2023
Session 1: July 17-20 (M-TH | 9am to 4pm) Session Pricing: Standard Level: $325, Donation Level: $400 Four days of wilderness skills, Native American games, group challenges, Animal Tracking, nature awareness, hiking, Native stories and daily visits to our adventure challenge course. In case of bad weather programming will take place inside our Education […]
Awasos Wilderness Adventure Day Camp (Ages 10-12) Session 1 2023
Session 1: July 17-21 (M-F | 9am to 4pm) Session Pricing: Standard Level: $400, Donation Level: $450 A full week of wilderness skills, Native American games, group challenges, Animal Tracking, nature awareness, hiking, Native stories and daily visits to our adventure challenge course. Also included is a full-day of flatwater kayaking. The camp will also […]
Summer Martial Arts Camp (Ages 8-13) 2023
July 24-28 (Mon-Fri | 9:00am to 3:00pm) | Standard Level: $375, Donation Level: $400 Led by Ndakinna Director James Bruchac, who holds a black belt in both Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Kyokushin Karate along with Muay Thai instructor Don Walton who also holds black belts in multiple martial arts as well as being a professional MMA […]
Asban Wilderness Adventure Day Camp (Ages 5-8) Session 2 2023
Session 2: July 31-August 2 (Mon-Wed | 9:00am to 4:00pm) Session Pricing: Standard Level: $255, Donation Level: $310 Three days of outdoor fun including wilderness skills, animal tracking, Native American games, storytelling and daily visits to our adventure challenge course. Taking place at the Ndakinna Education Center with miles of nature trails, Native American wigwams, […]
Nolka Wilderness Adventure Day Camp (Ages 8-9) Session 2 2023
Session 2: July 31-August 3 (M-TH | 9am to 4pm) Session Pricing: Standard Level: $325, Donation Level: $400 Four days of wilderness skills, Native American games, group challenges, Animal Tracking, nature awareness, hiking, Native stories and daily visits to our adventure challenge course. In case of bad weather programming will take place inside our Education […]
Awasos Wilderness Adventure Day Camp (Ages 10-12) Session 2 2023
Session 2: July 31- August 4 (M-F | 9am to 4pm) Session Pricing: Standard Level: $400, Donation Level: $450 A full week of wilderness skills, Native American games, group challenges, Animal Tracking, nature awareness, hiking, Native stories and daily visits to our adventure challenge course. Also included is a full-day of flatwater kayaking. The camp […]
Adirondack Pathfinders Wilderness Skills and Expeditions (Ages 12-16) 2023 (Spruce Mountain Overnight)
August 7-11 (Mon-Fri | 9:00 am Monday until to 4:00pm Friday) | Standard Level: $775, Donation Level: $850 Our overnight Pathfinders camp has returned! All taking place at a newly renovated private camp on the side of Spruce Mountain. Led by Ndakinna Director James Bruchac, along with other skilled staff, this camp will include a […]
Asban Wilderness Adventure Day Camp (Ages 5-7) Session 3 2023
August 14-16 (Mon-Wed | 9:00am to 4:00pm) Session Pricing: Standard Level: $255, Donation Level: $310 Three days of outdoor fun including wilderness skills, animal tracking, Native American games, storytelling and daily visits to our adventure challenge course. Taking place at the Ndakinna Education Center with miles of nature trails, Native American wigwams, and other […]
Nolka Wilderness Adventure Day Camp (Ages 8-9) Session 3 2023
Session 3: August 14-17 (M-TH | 9am to 4pm) Session Pricing: Standard Level: $325, Donation Level: $400 Four days of wilderness skills, Native American games, group challenges, Animal Tracking, nature awareness, hiking, Native stories and daily visits to our adventure challenge course. In case of bad weather programming will take place inside our Education center. […]
Awasos Wilderness Adventure Day Camp (Ages 10-12) Session 3 2023
August 14-18 (M-F | 9am to 4pm) Session Pricing: Standard Level: $400, Donation Level: $450 A full week of wilderness skills, Native American games, group challenges, Animal Tracking, nature awareness, hiking, Native stories and daily visits to our adventure challenge course. Also included is a full-day of flat-water kayaking. In case of bad weather, […]
Nadawaha Wilderness Survival Day Camp (Ages 10-14) 2023 (Spruce Mountain)
August 21-24 (Mon-Thur) | 9:00am to 5:00pm) Session Pricing: $375, Donation Level: $450 Become a Nadawaha; the Abenaki word for woodland scout. Led by author, storyteller and wilderness survival expert James Bruchac, participants ages 10-14 will learn a host of ancient and modern survival skills. All taking place at a newly renovated private camp on […]
September 2023 Beginner Guide to Abenaki Language Course (Online)
Ndakinna Education Center Abenaki Language Remote Learning Classes: Beginner Guide to Abenaki Classes are designed specifically for those with little to no experience in the language. We will introduce the basic patterns in the language as easy to remember paired phrases, along with games, songs, group activities, and lesson specific worksheets This is a 4 […]
OUR SONGS REMEMBER: A Program in Collaboration with Saratoga History Museum
OUR SONGS REMEMBER: A program by Nulhegan Abenaki tradition bearers Jesse and Joseph Bruchac. Music and traditional tales drawn from the rich indigenous history of our Saratoga Region, including Abenaki, Mohican, and Haudenosaunee stories and songs. This will take place 1:00-2:25 at the Saratoga Springs Public Library. For more information and tickets, click here!
2023 Ndakinna Harvest Celebration
Join Ndakinna Education Center September 23rd for the 2023 Harvest Celebration! Located just 3 miles from downtown Saratoga Springs at 23 Middle Grove Rd, Greenfield Center, NY 12833, the event will be open from 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM. The celebration will feature a traditional Haudenosaunee Opening Ceremony by Tom Sakokwenionkwas Porter. Porter (Sakokwenionkwas-“The One Who […]
October 2023 Beginner Guide to Abenaki Language Course (Online)
Ndakinna Education Center Abenaki Language Remote Learning Classes: Beginner Guide to Abenaki Classes are designed specifically for those with little to no experience in the language. We will introduce the basic patterns in the language as easy to remember paired phrases, along with games, songs, group activities, and lesson specific worksheets This is a 4 […]
Twenty-Fifth Annual Scary Story Night
Ndakinna Education Center 23 Middle Grove Road, Greenfield Center, NY, United StatesSuggested Donation: $10 Adults, $7 Children under 12 On this dark and scary Friday night in late October, we're proud to present the Twenty-Fifth Annual SCARY STORY NIGHT. This evening of spooky Native tales will be hosted by the well-known storytelling trio of Joseph, Jesse, and James Bruchac. The first performance will focus on stories […]
November 2023 Beginner Guide to Abenaki Language Course (Online)
Ndakinna Education Center Abenaki Language Remote Learning Classes: Beginner Guide to Abenaki Classes are designed specifically for those with little to no experience in the language. We will introduce the basic patterns in the language as easy to remember paired phrases, along with games, songs, group activities, and lesson specific worksheets This is a 4 […]