Exploring natural mystery: Kamana one

306 Pages·2001·32.051 MB·English

by  Young, Jon

Kamana Student Services are now Online!
Connect with a community of thousands of Kamana students worldwide — or in your backyard!
Receive personal feedback from Kamana instructors to enhance and guide your journey.
Receive Kamana video, audio and other resources — not available elsewhere!
Participate in monthly roundtable phone discussions with the Kamana community…
How do we make Kamana more accessible and more effective?
We listened to Kamana student feedback, and with Kamana Online we lowered the price of student
services signifi cantly to make it more accessible for everyone. At the same time, we designed Kamana
Online to be the ultimate resource for those engaged in naturalist training!
We know; we’ve been there. There are many distractions in our lives that can make it challenging to
keep up with any ongoing course. In the world of martial arts, music and naturalists, there are countless
beginners and very few “black belts”. With Kamana Online, you have a human-powered resource
— available 24/7/365 — to continue to inspire, connect and help you to navigate any bumps in the
trail ahead.
We’ve been mentoring students in the Kamana Naturalist Training Program for over 15 years, and
Kamana Online takes all that we’ve learned and offers it to you at a lower cost and lower risk than
ever before. We’ve made available to you tools that were not possible to deliver without an online me-
dium, and we are excited about how much more this will add to your experience!
Is Kamana Online easy to try?
Absolutely. Go to www.Kamana.org and click on “Join Now”. Add the information needed for
the subscription — and you’re in! Each month you will be automatically charged $9.95. This is a
signifi cant savings over the previous student services pricing, all while bringing more effective tools to your
naturalist journey. You receive even greater savings when you sign up for a year!
What if I decide it’s not for me?
Cancel anytime before the end of the month, and you owe nothing more. You can always renew your
subscription in the future when you are ready.
Free Student Resources at www.Kamana.org
Even if you aren’t sure right now about signing up for a student services subscription, please visit
Kamana.org and enjoy for free the many Kamana student resources you’ll fi nd there.
We look forward to seeing you at Kamana.org, and out on the trail…
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ELCOME
We’d like to start by welcoming you to Kamana One. We hope it will be rewarding
experience for you.
Here’s what you do…
Acquire these resources (needed for Part Three):
1. Seeing Through Native Eyes: A Journey of Connection,
with Jon Young. 8 cd set.
2. Reader’s Digest: North American Wildlife.
These resources are available from Wilderness Awareness School at
www.WildernessAwareness.org
1. Read Part One. Then, pick a day to begin Part Two. When you start Part Two, try
to keep on track every day for two weeks.
2. Read and complete all exercises in Part Two, Nature Awareness Trailhead. Ideally,
this will take every day for two weeks. You can complete this section WITHOUT
having the above mentioned resources.
3. Read and complete all exercises in Part Three, Resource Trailhead. You can do
this at the same time as Part Two. We recommend doing both at the same time, if
you can afford more than an hour each day. If you do them at the same time, the
book will take you two to three weeks to finish. If you do Parts Two and Three
separately, it may take you four to six weeks.
4. If you choose to get certified for your work by Wilderness Awareness School, see
the “Kamana One Field Pack” form toward the end of this book for a detailed
list of what to mail in. This is now a free service. If this form is missing, you
may download it at www.kamana.org.
If this is a library book or it belongs to someone else, you may want to write your responses on
your own paper.
If you want to continue to the next level, Kamana Two, send in the registration form, the page at
the end of this book, and we’ll get you started right away. Additional forms are available at www.
kamana.org. You can also order it today at www.WildernessAwareness.org.
If you need help with Kamana One, join our on-line student community at www.kamana.org.
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written by Jon Young
© Copyright 2001 Jon Young
Kamana One: Exploring Natural Mystery
Written by Jon Young, with Paul Houghtaling and Matt Wild
Production/Layouts by John Gallagher
Artwork by Walker Korby
© 2001-2007 Jon Young. All rights reserved.
Kamana Naturalist Training Program
Author: Jon Young
Design consultant: Ingwe
Design Editor & Program Director: John Gallagher
Writers and Editors: Paul Houghtaling, Matt Wild, Alex Callen, Ellen Haas, Linda Cunio,
Dan Gardoqui, Jeff Lambe, Jonathan Talbott, Doniga Murdoch, Cara Burrow, Kelly Ann Moore,
Jessica Perkins
Artist: Walker Korby
Kamana One: Exploring Natural Mystery, First printing: July 2001
© 2001 Jonathan R. Young
ISBN 1-57994-008-0
Kamana Naturalist Training Program and Derivative Works © 1996 by Jonathan R. Young
Jon Young’s Kamana Certification Program and Derivative Works © 1995 by Jonathan R. Young
Shikari Tracker Training Program and Derivative Works © 1998 by Jonathan R. Young
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violation of United States copyright laws.
This book is part of the Kamana Naturalist Training Program, which is published by Owlink Media. The Kamana
Naturalist Training Program logo is a registered trademark. The Owlink Media logo is a registered trademark..
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publishing utilizing succesful techniques gained from the art of mentoring. If you are interested in finding out more
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Wilderness Awareness School is a division of The Awareness Society, a Nonprofit Corporation, recognized as a
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Information about the Kamana Naturalist Training Program and all Wilderness Awareness School
programs may be obtained at www.WildernessAwareness.org or www.Kamana.org
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DEDICATION
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Without hesitation, the first and foremost to whom this work and this school are
dedicated are the children of today, their children, and the future children for
the next seven generations to come on this Earth…
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s Design Editor and Program Director of the Kamana Naturalist
Training Program, I would like to welcome you into Wilderness
Awareness School. You’ll hear all you need to hear about this
course later on, so I’ll just skip to the “special thanks.”
I would like to honor program creator Jon Young (who put two decades
of work into this even before he laid his hands on the keyboard!); curriculum
co-creator and elder Ingwe (who shared with us wisdom, stories and teach-
ings that gave our school a foundation and a mission); Consulting Editor Tom
Brown, Jr. for all his contributions; Jake Swamp; writers and editors Alex
Callen, Ellen Haas, Linda Cunio, Matt Wild, Dan Gardoqui, Jeff Lambe, Cara
Burrow, Jessica Perkins, Kelly Ann Moore, and Paul Houghtaling (special
thanks to Paul for his dedication and the challenging work of re-designing
the Resource Trail); artist Walker Korby; original Kamana team member
Kirstin Young; Former and present CFPA members Diane Marie, Walt Hoesel
and Warren Moon; former school director Debbie Winters; the many Student
Service instructors over the years including Aidan Young, Tyler Hartford, Jenn
Jacobson, Barbara English, and Greg Sommer. And last, because he deserves
the attention, Jonathan Talbott. Not only was Jonathan the first graduate and
a contributing writer and artist, but he was also the very first student services
instructor who helped many navigate their way through Kamana.
Finally, thank you to all of our students, community, past and present
Board of Trustee members, all those who will contribute to Kamana in the
future, and anyone whom I may have forgotten.
Once again, welcome to Wilderness Awareness School’s Independent
Studies. May your Kamana journey be a rewarding experience.
John Manus Gallagher
Design Editor & Program Director, Kamana Naturalist Training Program
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ONTENTS
Ohen:ton Karihwatehkwen; The “Words Before All Else”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i
Part One: The Kamana Songli .n .e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .iii
Chapter One: Introducing Wilderness Awareness School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Chapter Two: Introducing Your Instructors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Chapter Three: An Old Story . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Chapter Four: Strategy for Taking This Kind of Course . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Part Two: Nature Awareness Trailhe .a .d . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Day 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Day 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Day 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Day 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Day 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Day 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Day 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Day 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Day 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Day 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Day 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Day 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Day 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Day 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Part Three: Resource Trailhe…ad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116
Chapter One: Welcome to Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118
Chapter Two: A Little Bit of Knowledge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .122
Chapter Three: Adventures In The Back Yard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .136
Chapter Four: A Way To See . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .148
Chapter Five: The Movable Feast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .164
Chapter Six: Step Back And Take A Closer Look . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .182
Chapter Seven: The History of Your Landscape. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .196
Chapter Eight: Learning To See The Forest And The Trees . . . . . . . . . . . . .206
Chapter Nine: A Universal Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Chapter Ten: Wrapping the Bundle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .240
Appendix A: The Tourist Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .246
Appendix B: Invitation to Continue with Kamana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .272