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Old Way Wares - Book and Craft Store


The printed word and taped images have become as our Elders; much of the Old Way would be lost or unreachable were it not for those with the foresight to record them. 

 

The items offered here complement and expand upon the school's teachings.  Many of them are unique or otherwise hard to find. They carry our recommendation and are among the best in their respective fields.

 

 

Items Stocked at Teaching Drum


 

The Writings of Tamarack Song Hardgoods Northwoods CDs

You may order by mail, phone or online. Items may be returned if in original condition. If you're in the area you're welcome to stop by and peruse - please call first to make sure someone is here. Bookstore proceeds provide part of the school's operating budget; you would honor us by procuring your wares and gifts from us.


 

 

Items Stocked at Granny's Country Store


 

Our school cooperates with Thomas J. Elpel's Hollowtop Outdoor Primitive School, and many of our Old Way Wares, along with other books and videos, are available through Granny's Country Store

 

 

Native Lifeway Books
Born to Run
Encyclopedia of Hunters and Gatherers
Pretty Shield: Medicine Woman of the Crow
The Manitous: Spiritual World of the Ojibway
Night Flying Woman: An Ojibway Narrative
Never in Anger: Portrait Of an Eskimo Family
Voices of the First Day
Original Wisdom
Daughters of Copper Woman
The Mishomis Book: The Voice of the Ojibway
A Dictionary of the Ojibway (Chippewa) Language
A Concise Dictionary of Minnesota Ojibwe
Chippewa Customs
Two Old Women
Kitchi-Gami: Life Among the Lake Superior Ojibway


Craft and Skill Books
Bushcraft
Participating in Nature: Wilderness Survival
Practicing Primitive: Aboriginal Skills
Survival Skills of the North American Indians
Native American Basketry of the Seneca and Tlingit
Craft Manual of North American Indian Footwear
Moccasin Making DVD
Craft Manual of Yukon Tlingit
Indian Handcrafts
Native American Architecture
Outdoor Survival Skills
Primitive Outdoor Skills
The Best of Woodsmoke
Woodsmoke: Collected Writings
Earth Knack: Stone Age Skills for the 2lst Century
Ojibwa Crafts
Survival Arts of the Primitive Paiutes
Survival Skills of Native California
Primitive Technology: A Book of Earth Skills
Primitive Technology II: Ancestral Skills
Native Watercraft Books
Birchbark Canoes of the Fur Trade
The Bark Canoes and Skin Boats of North America
Building a Birch Bark Canoe


Northwoods Ecology Books
Mammals of Wisconsin
Snakes of Wisconsin
Amphibians of Wisconsin
Turtles & Lizards of Wisconsin


Tracking Books
How to Age a White-tailed Deer Poster
Field Guide to Tracking Animals In Snow
Mammal Tracks & Sign
Bird Tracks & Sign
Tracking & the Art of Seeing
The Tracker's Field Guide
Animal Tracking Basics


Flintknapping & Bowmaking
Flintknapping: The Art of Making Stone Tools
Flintknapping: Making and Understanding
Bows and Arrows of the Native Americans
Traditional Bowyers Bibles


Hide Tanning Books
Blue Mountain Buckskin
Wet Scrape Brain Tanned Buckskin
Deerskins into Buckskins


Children's Books
Brother Eagle, Sister Sky
Handbook of American Indian Games
Native American Games & Stories
Food and Medicine Books
Botany In a Day
Forager's Harvest
Nature's Garden
Strength of the Earth
Encyclopedia of Edible Plants of North America
Edible and Medicinal Plants of the Great Lakes
Plants Used by the Great Lakes Ojibwa
Healing Wise
Mushrooms of Northeast North America


Nutrition Books
Pottenger's Cats: A Study in Nutrition
Healing with Whole Foods
Traditional Foods Are Your Best Medicine
Nutrition and Physical Degeneration


Healing Books
Recovery from Western Civilization
The Continuum Concept
The Scars of Evolution
Caring for the Dead
Radical Honesty
The Book on the Taboo
Legacy of the Heart
Touching: The Significance of Skin


Women's Moon Books
The Menopausal Years
Taking Charge of Your Fertility
Blood, Bread, and Roses
Breast Cancer? Breast Health!
Our Babies, Ourselves