May 04, 2008 - 04:05:23 CDT
FORT YATES - The Standing Rock Sioux Reservation will hold a one- week paleontology field camp for the general public that will combine dinosaur fossil excavation with Dakota/Lakota culture.
Although dinosaur fossils have been known to exist by local tribal members for many generations on the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation, it is only recently that the tribe has opened excavation up to the public.
Dinosaur expert Gerald Grellet-Tinner will lead the excavation team. Grellet-Tinner has been involved in national and international field excavations for more than 20 years. He has taught at UCLA and USC and is a paleontology professor at the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology.
Participants will receive hands-on training and experience in the field techniques used in vertebrate paleontology. Some of the topics covered will be regional geology, stratigraphy, basic dinosaur anatomy and phylogeny, exploration and excavation techniques as well as site documentation and procedures.
After a day of excavating, participants will spend the evening listening to traditional Lakota stories from tribal members.
The field school is scheduled to coincide with annual powwows that will be held on the reservation so that participants can attend. The field school will be held from Aug. 4 to 11 and Aug. 14 to 21.
The cost for one week for one person is $1,200. The price includes travel to and from the airport in Bismarck, field manual, handouts, tents, and all meals. Field camps are limited to 12 participants. Children under 12 can attend at half-price.
For more information, contact Standing Rock Sioux Tribal Tourism Director LaDonna Brave Bull Allard at 701-854-8500 ext. 186 or LaDonnaBrave1@;aol.com or Adrienne Swallow at 701-854-2025 or Adrienne@;srstwater.com.
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FORT YATES - The Standing Rock Sioux Reservation will hold a one- week paleontology field camp for the general public that will combine dinosaur fossil excavation with Dakota/Lakota culture.
Although dinosaur fossils have been known to exist by local tribal members for many generations on the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation, it is only recently that the tribe has opened excavation up to the public.
Dinosaur expert Gerald Grellet-Tinner will lead the excavation team. Grellet-Tinner has been involved in national and international field excavations for more than 20 years. He has taught at UCLA and USC and is a paleontology professor at the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology.
Participants will receive hands-on training and experience in the field techniques used in vertebrate paleontology. Some of the topics covered will be regional geology, stratigraphy, basic dinosaur anatomy and phylogeny, exploration and excavation techniques as well as site documentation and procedures.
After a day of excavating, participants will spend the evening listening to traditional Lakota stories from tribal members.
The field school is scheduled to coincide with annual powwows that will be held on the reservation so that participants can attend. The field school will be held from Aug. 4 to 11 and Aug. 14 to 21.
The cost for one week for one person is $1,200. The price includes travel to and from the airport in Bismarck, field manual, handouts, tents, and all meals. Field camps are limited to 12 participants. Children under 12 can attend at half-price.
For more information, contact Standing Rock Sioux Tribal Tourism Director LaDonna Brave Bull Allard at 701-854-8500 ext. 186 or LaDonnaBrave1@;aol.com or Adrienne Swallow at 701-854-2025 or Adrienne@;srstwater.com.
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Re: A field camp for all you folk fortunate enough to be near there
Tue, May 6, 2008 - 8:27 AMA shame it's not just a bit more local!
