
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: WEDNESDAY, February 15, 1995                   TAG: 9502230020
SECTION: EXTRA                    PAGE: 4   EDITION: METRO 
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EXPLORE WORKSHOPS TEACH SKILLS OF AMERICAN INDIANS

Moccasin making, folded bark basket construction, fingerweaving and friction firemaking will be among a series of workshops in American Indian skills being offered at Virginia's Explore Park. The workshops will be led by the park's Native American interpreter, Dan Abbott, who promises to, in some instances, lead participants on forages in the forest to find natural materials for use in demonstrations. Abbott, a descendent of the Naticoke-Choptank tribe, will also share his first-hand knowledge about the traditional lifeways of the American Indian people.

The first workshop, diagonal weave fingerweaving, will be offered on Feb. 19. For costs and schedules, call 427-1800.

by CNB