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Staff Training ’25
Lighting the Way through Staff Training! This week, Primitive Pursuits staff braved the heat wave to participate in staff training! Both new and returning staff joined together for staff training week to kick off the '25 summer season. Starting Monday, everyone...
Slip Straw and Thatch Homeschool Project
Slip Straw and Thatch Hut Building with Primitive Pursuits Homeschool!
Thank you for another fabulous summer!
Another fabulous summer in the woods and thank you to our photographers; Hallie Allport, Ezra Stasavage and Miranda Sundquist.
LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND RESPONSIBILITY:
The Primitive Pursuits team recognizes that the land where we live and work exists within the territory of the Gayogo̱hó꞉nǫʼ (Cayuga Nation). We acknowledge the Gayogo̱hó꞉nǫʼ and the Haudenosaunee Confederacy for their enduring stewardship of this place throughout the centuries and still today. We recognize a responsibility to learn about this history while also educating newer generations about how to live in good relation to the earth and with our neighbors. This learning and relationship building is ongoing and we welcome guidance and feedback along the way. If you have feedback or wish to engage with us on this topic please see visit our Cultural Repair Acknowledgment + Action + Reparations page.
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