by Tamarack Song Have you ever wondered what it’s like to live entirely immersed in Nature — to gather your own food, travel by canoe, and live in community with your extended family? Here, in intimate detail, you receive a vibrant picture of drying berries in the sunshine, raising children to be wild and free, and gathering around the evening hearth to hear the Elders’ stories.Reading Fat Moons and Hunger Moons gives you the feeling of living in a traditional camp, as the author, Tamarack Song, has lived it himself. Having been a primitive skills instructor for the past thirty ...

by Tamarack Song In this day with so many kids being conditioned right from birth to suppress and deny their natural selves in the all-encompassing urban-virtual reality, there’s no longer any more nature in the equation – it is just kids. They might hear about kids and nature in the stories of their parents and grandparents when they were children, and “kids are nature” is so removed from them that they would be exposed to it only in a movie or college anthropology course. It is hard for children, or virtually anyone for that matter, today to understand that at ...

by Tamarack Song Some call him Scout, many would call him Warrior, and still others know him as Protector. To Native people he is Guardian. He is the manifestation of their courage, selflessness, and desire to serve. The Guardian can be female or male, old or young. He is invisible, alert, and detached. He is sentry, wayfinder, messenger, ambassador, sleuth, defender, provider, brother, and sister. His presence gives peace of mind to his people so that they can comfortably pursue their day’s activities and rest peacefully at night. In this day, the Guardian is needed again by his people, perhaps ...

by Tamarack Song Second Edition Deep within each of us is a person who dances to the Drum around the ritual Fire, a person who knows healing lore from times when plants spoke, a person who yearns for the peace and Blessings of walking again in the Balance of Our Earth—Our Mother. In the hollows of these words and the times after these periods, the Song of our Ancestors will be heard. When it happens, put the books book down and listen. It is precious time with the Elders, time we have been too long without. It is our birthright ...

by Tamarack Song I wrote this book for one reason—to incite a revolution of the Heart. For too long we have been taught to say what others would like to hear, and what makes rational rather than relational sense. We have been encouraged to be assertive, but we have not learned how to listen. To tell the truth is our ideal, yet most of us tell dozens of lies every day. A Zen koan encourages us to speak our Truths without punishing. In the coming pages, we will reacquaint ourselves with a way of life based on the gentle, clear, ...

by Tamarack Song Whether you are faced with an extreme survival situation, or you're simply wanting to obtain animals without hunting or trapping, this book will show you how to find, process, and preserve meat without anything but a knife. You'll learn how to safely assess an animal carcass to determine whether it's safe to eat - a vital skill that could save your life. There are also special sections on roadkill and making pemmican - the most nourishing and long-lasting survival food. The instructions contained within this book are well tested, and easy to follow, as Tamarack and his ...

by Tamarack Song Zen Rising is a special collection of the most beloved teaching stories in the Zen tradition. They all trace back to the classical time when Sage and Seeker sat together and reflected on the inner truths these stories embodied. As the Quest for Awakening is intrinsic to the human experience, these tales are just as vibrant today as when they were first told. For this book, the author selected the stories he uses in his teachings. Each of us is part Sage and part Seeker, part Scholar and part Fool. We find these aspects of ourselves mired ...