:) Hey Apache!

The bead jewelry I wore at the meetup, I didn't make, but they are traditional pieces that I found on my travels, and are the inpirations for my own pieces that I'm working on.

Story-telling is an incredible gift, I hope we will get to hear (see) sone of yours, that would be amazingly wonderful! :)

I like how you say that 'dream-hunting', like you I experiece that a lot, and so too as a 'natural', withot ever having used stimulants.

*Big HUGS* my tsmuke, thank you for sharing and adding those.

I read some books, and some people taught me a few things.

It takes practice, and a certain frame of mind.

So, there's no field within ten miles of where you live? I find that hard to believe.

I'm afraid that you don't understand something about the great majority of Europe Moco Loco, the Government, and private, "Landed" family's OWN 95 percent of it. If there IS a field down the road, and it is not owned by the Crown, or Government, then it is owned by a family that has owned it for hundreds of years, and he can be ARRESTED for Trespassing just for being ON IT, and if he is caught on it with a Bow and arrow, they can add POACHING to the charges. A lot of Americans have NO IDEA how Blessed we are for living here.

Brie

Not quite. Where I live unless it's someone's garden, there isn't much privately owned land - I'd need to drive for a while to get there, and there isn't really any huntable wildlife (too close to the coast and a lack of the right kind of forest). Technically, you're only trespassing in any case if there are clear signs forbidding access or physical security, or people are asked to leave and don't. Publicly owned land isn't restricted unless it's some kind of official purpose.

There's a nice open green space a short bus ride or long walk away which theoretically would work for practice... except I'd be more worried about some kind of health and safety person coming over and saying it's dangerous to practice there or something. Either way, I mostly just think I'd need a garden or some private land that I could use to do it for that reason.

HNM, I would say to just go for it. I used to go over to a local field which was technically public ground to shoot my air rifle off at all kinds of bottles and cans... *That* was actually somewhat worse than bow and arrow shooting... However I woud only suggest this under a few provisos; Firstly, is the route to the field relatively clear? To get to where I need to be, I only need to walk roughly 300 meters, and most of that is through side-streets, very few main roads or people. Second, does where you have in mind to shoot have an area of bracing land behind it? If you shot something, would it carry on? Where I used to shoot, it was braced by about a 150 meter stretch of woods that led down to a river in the direction I was shooting in, so there was little danger I could hit someone or something behind, it was likely to get caught up in undergrowth. However, I don't know how practical that would be for ammunition you need to recollect. Shooting into a bank would help with that, but could damage the arrows. Thirdly, if you want to transport it, I would definitely suggest a case or padded bag of some sort. (Maybe you could even make one from natural materials as a side project?) Last, I would suggest this; if you are found with a bow, it is not illegal to carry one in the UK. It has to be proven to be adapted for use on other humans before they could prosecute you, the arrows could indeed fall under the Offensive Articles section if openly carried, but the most they would likely do (provided you offered a reasonable explaination/reaction and did not try to escape them if questioned about it) would be to confiscate them for pick up later at the local police station, but I wouldn't be surprised if they let you off with a verbal warning to take them back home with you.

Fun Archery fact; It is still legal for an Englishman to kill a Scotsman with a bow and arrow within the walls of the city of York. :P

Yeah, well, there's a road to one side, so that's out, and some woods to the other sides, which is probably a bit better since they're up a slope from it on most. Getting there involves a long walk mostly along main roads or a bus, but where I live, you often see stranger things than someone carrying a bow :P, and I figured as much about legality but good to hear it from someone with a little related experience.

Even in Brooklyn, I could probably find a spot in the park. I'm not saying you won't get told something, just give it a try. I've definitely shot a bow in areas I wasn't technically allowed to and gotten away with it.

hiya :) you know what, I was looking at you - in Seattle Meetup 2011 video (courtesy tsmukan Alan) , your jewellery, your clothes & thinking: "That's another great way of stating that one is "one of the clan". Cosplaying is great & probably the best way but it requires A Lot of sacrifice & effort - several hours of just body-paint & months of preparation (& money, too). I really admire cosplayers but I don't think I am up to That much work. However your Na'vi-blue clothes & bright tribal jewellery seem a different wonderful option to say the same thing: "I am one of the people". I bet the Na'vi would love your beads & would want to touch them, like little kids touching Grace's headband!

aw irayo :shy:- I do hope for Sharing stories! I see some very colourful & amazing clan members on our ToS forum, I am sure we all have something interesting & entertaining to tell, a short story or a long one, or just a joke - we'll see, what, but I can see us sitting around that campfire, talking singing laughing... yeah! it would be good.

yeah! I can't call it an indigenous "skill" - but rather a practice. It's a great thing, I wish Dreamhunting scene were included in the movie... Ah well maybe in the sequel... :rolleyes:

*HUGS* to you! :)

Doing some researching on Traditional Weaving I came across this website which has some information on 'learning primitive skills' based of Native American's

Eagle Goes Dancing - Eagle Goes Dancing

He makes reference to another web resource Paleo Planet but when i try to access it - it seems defunct. But i did find this one and though i haven 't checked out all his links, he seems to have quite a bit of information

Primitive Skills -

Primitive Skills - About Me

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It's very awesome to see others interested in aboriginal/primitive living skills. A great deal can be said for the feeling you get when you go back to the start, knowing what you can create with just your hands as people did for hundreds of years or knowing that you can interact with nature on a level lost to most modern people.

I myself am an avid woodsman, I've been through a couple of different style survival courses, and have even learned a thing or two from some tribes within the areas I have lived. I'm pretty decent with woodland survival and am currently working with more focus on herbalism and being able to better read the signs of the land to help aid in my tracking.

I have many thanks to The Cheyenne Tribe who adopted me as one of the people.
I hunt with bow and arrows, I ride horses and also hunt while riding. I can track and read the forest. Plus I make my own bow and arrows as well.

Ma tsmuk Daker,
It warms my heart to see someone who was allowed by a native people to become one OF those people, and both realized, and appreciated the great gift that they were given.
ta Niri Te

I revere you. It's amazing, that they accept you like one of them...

I tryed something of Na'vi things and I find I can do only two things good: archery and flying. I thing I'm not bad in humans archery style, but when I try Na'vi style, all my arrows flys left :D
And flying? It have one big problem - ikran. So I've ikran replaced by an airplane. It's not same, but beautiful too :)