Group 1 spent the somewhat rainy afternoon Tuesday learning about the People of the Dawn, the literal translation of the name of the local Abenaki people who once lived around the lake where our camp is located. After exploring how they were able to satisfy their basic needs in comparison to our modern lifestyle, campers tried out two forms of technology used in the past, the bow drill and the atlatl. Campers were able to generate lots of smoke with the drill, but not quite fire in the wet conditions. As for the atlatl, they would need more practice before trying to hunt for deer with them.
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