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Walking with Texans: On the Indian Trail
Three sessions: November 1, 8, 15
9 a.m. – noon, Institute of Texan Cultures
Schedule: You may register for one, two, or the entire series.
Price, per session: Nonmembers $20 per student and one accompanying adult per class
Members $18 per student and one accompanying adult per class
Registration fees are non-refundable and include the museum admission cost.
Register: Print Registration Form. Sorry, online registration is not available for this workshop.
Description
Explore the lifeways of Texas Indians through a series of interactive sessions.
Week 1: November 1
Shelters - Tipi Making
• Compare types of shelters used by Texas Indians (adobe, tipi, grass hut)
• Experience erecting a real size tipi with the help of our expert
Week 2: November 8
Tools - Cordage Making
• Learn about Texas Indians tools
• Make cordage from natural resources
Week 3: November 15
Plants - Natural Dye
• Explore some basic plant foods that Texas Indians would cultivate and consume
• Make flour from Mesquite beans and make syrup from the beans and sap of the tree
• Examine fibers that were dyed from natural sources and experiment dyeing fabric using similar products
Contact
Olga Paolucci, educational specialist
(210) 458-2122
Olga.Paolucci@utsa.edu
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Walking with Texans Experts
C . B. "Hoppy" Hopkins is a historian and outdoor enthusiast who has a lifetime of study in primitive lifeways. He has been involved in designing Native American culture-based school programs for more than 25 years. Hopkins has lectured and provided his field expertise to many distinguished institutions such as Schreiner University, Texas A&M University, Texas Parks and Wildlife, the National Park Service, Texas Heritage Music Foundation, and various museums across the country. One of his greatest personal achievements was to work and live in a tipi for two years. He gained personal experience and insight, which has helped him to enrich his re-creations of American Indian traditions, lifestyles and material culture.
Fred Zepeda has conducted ethnobotany training for Girl Scouts of America and the Northside Independent School District for the last 24 years. He also instructs a class on the use of indigenous plants of Texas by Native Americans as a source of medicine, food, shelter, and natural dyes. Zepeda has represented the Institute of Texan Cultures at local events and at archeological events at Seminole Canyon.
John Pytel has studied and taught arid-region survival skills for more than 10 years. He has transformed Native American lifestyles into modern-day survival techniques. His array of students has ranged from private educational institutes to the U.S. Army Special Forces. Pytel continues to serve his community in several volunteer organizations.
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