Flint Knapping workshop for beginners

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Sitting in a circle, groups of 10 -15 students will pass around artifacts to hold, examine and discuss stone arrow heads called ‘points’. Archaeologist, Gabriel Essaunce Lamarche will teach each student the basic techniques of flint-snapping, so they can each make a point or knife for themselves. While participants work with their hands, all can learn about history, artifacts, traditional uses associated with them.

Students will gain a new understanding to the Indigenous peoples who lived, hunted and gathered on this land for centuries. “Making and using stone tools not only require a deep understanding of stone material properties, but also about the animals being hunted; their physiology, ethology and biogeography. The knowledge system connecting the artifacts to the people and to the land will be also explored as individuals work the stone.

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Climax Community Museum

Climax Community Museum offers unique displays, immersive events and interactive experiences to explore, inform, and broaden the public’s understanding of history from multiple culturally- informed perspectives in today’s changing milieu as we move towards more inclusive and egalitarian practice.

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