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Toy Chuwic'inpa (Cradleboard) Workshop
10 max participants
Will create a toy cradleboard for little hands to love and cherish.
We offer this workshop to organizations, communities, and programs by coming to your community and teaching this immersive, two-day hands on learning experience.
This 2-day workshop involves more detailed craftsmanship, guiding participants through the process of creating a toy-sized cradleboard designed for children to carry their dolls or stuffed animals.
The experience includes traditional knowledge, cultural teachings, and hands-on work that deepens participants' understanding of cradleboard traditions while making a functional, heirloom-quality toy.
The Key Objectives
Handcraft a toy-sized cradleboard to take home
Learn the History of Cradleboards
Discover different Lakota and Arikara designs, symbols, and their meanings
Engage in conversations around creation stories and traditions
Take home templates to share and teach others
Explore different plant medicines and their uses
The Nitty-Gritty
We Offer Two Pricing Packages:
$5,000
(Includes facilitation fee, lodging, and woodwork ONLY)
Host is responsible for our travel, supplies for class, securing space, AND securing meals for participants.
$6,500
(all inclusive, includes our facilitation fee, woodwork, supplies for class, lodging and our travel)
Host is responsible for securing space AND meals for participants.
We strongly recommend this package for a
Worry-Free Experience!
Please note: A deposit will be required to secure your workshop date. Once we finalize a date, a contract will need to be signed to confirm all details and expectations.
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