Sweetwater Tipi

02/15/2026

For more information on our five regional Rendezvous, please visit their individual pages:

2026 Southeastern Primitive Rendezvous
Preregistration deadline - March 20, 2026
2026 NRLHF Corps of Discovery
Preregistration deadline - April 22, 2026
2026 Old Northwest Territory Primitive Rendezvous
Preregistration deadline - June 5, 2026
2026 Northeastern Primitive Rendezvous
Preregistration deadline - July 6, 2026
2026 Eastern Primitive Rendezvous
Preregistration deadline - September 4, 2026

For online preregistration or to print off preregistration forms, visit www.nrlhf.org - Shinin' Times soon come!

09/13/2025

Protecting forests means protecting every life they shelter—birds, fish, animals, and future generations. The responsibility is ours. 🌲👣

09/13/2025

https://www.primitiveskills.org/

Homepage for Earthskills Rendezvous primitive skills gathering, the longest running primitive skills gathering east of the Mississippi.

08/24/2025

Please share 30-31 2025

10/14/2024

Organic farming methods better for soil.

Researchers at Kansas State University have been studying how different farming practices impact soil carbon storage.

08/18/2024

https://www.piedmontearthskillsgathering.com/?fbclid=IwY2xjawEuyX1leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHYELoZdrYWDEuXcsV9m7QYWMMaL_3xRJSdNst8CIykfiI9cEXxhtnG8pVw_aem_DDzyPDhuKuURA6HpFEW8kQ

Sharing knowledge, skills and traditions that empower people to become fully alive.

07/04/2024

https://www.amazon.com/Tipis-Tepees-Teepees-History-Design/dp/1586855115/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=

Tipis, Tepees, Teepees: History and Design of the Cloth Tipi

07/04/2024

Reliable Tent & Tipi instructions on setup of cover:
https://static1.squarespace.com/static/639902ac98491107f6bd7cc5/t/6581e1ce188b101d8c742ad3/1703010766415/Tipi+setup.pdf

06/02/2024

And a list of publications - good info here. https://www.apachetents.com/tipi_research.htm?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR2tD-TsjR2w7VxoHfZEelPvX4p2TWjXQg-WxlNlEXkFk0H7qKj1Kt-vjC4_aem_AbP_VtMpVwFr8mkKab4_RAgO4odgHZa4LieuuHsLUFLQAIBIMt9Pu164Wp6_Wkx9R7oMavivHx0G2Mktbd63npUu

06/02/2024

Linda Holley posted a list of tipi makers around 1999.

https://www.apachetents.com/tipi_makers.htm?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR1OdAAU_XiCtnq0O3Kh_aPO0CispNfh3Orr3HPbBbTvvRwWbRN6ZmP7J8g_aem_AbPU4MQZ8mo3u-HejByize8H1FH4ZGF8m1t15y9Lbd_kP6J-4eE8WdV1PB1wcf0pJAKOhbs1SaVBMyly3lnbZbBR

02/06/2024

Don't know why posts have been duplicated recently. Sorry for any aggravation.

02/06/2024

Laubins setting up the tipi!