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Junior Naturalists – Indigenous Knowledge

Join us for our Indigenous knowledge Junior Naturalist day camp July 15-18 from 9am-3pm! Ages 7-12
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Week Theme: Indigenous Knowledge

Join us for our Indigenous knowledge themed Junior Naturalist day camp July 15-18, from 9am-3pm! This camp will have an outdoors and hands-on focus. We’ll spend the week focused on local Indigenous knowledge, including learning about the People of the Plains, the 7 Grandfather Teachings, traditional plants & medicine, and Indigenous art.

The fee for the full week of the camp is $100 per child (discounted from $120) and is open to children aged 7-12. Please note that we do allow drop-off beginning at 8:30am and pick-up until 3:30pm, but there will not be direct instruction at this time.

An email with the information you need to prepare your camper will be sent 1 week before the camp.

Date: Tuesday July 15 to Friday July 18, 2025
Time: 9am-3pm daily
Location: Ellis Nature Centre
Cost: $100 for all 4 days

Make a dandelion salve, excellent for relieving sore muscles and joints, with plants harvested at Ellis Nature Centre. Make salve at the workshop and take more dandelion home to do it on your own!
Discover Alberta's bats with Cory Olsen from Alberta Bats. Learn, observe, and maybe meet a rehabilitated bat! Bring your curiosity and sense of adventure!
Paint your own birdhouse to look like birch trees under the guidance of ENC staff.
Join Cree Metis artist Shelly Rose May to make a medicine doll. These dolls are made with intention to help guide you.

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