In Person
Frontier
Special Event
Indigenous
Flint Knapping workshop for beginners
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.
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.
2025
Oct 01
9:30 AM
— 3:00 PM
Frontier High School
208 1st St E
Frontier SK
S0N 0W0
Cost: Free
Organizer
Accessibility
- Wheelchair Accessible