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InterTribal Youth’s eye-opening guided tours are our most popular programs. Each year our staff leads small groups of Native Youth and Adults as well as non-Native folks on tours and outdoor adventures that weaves academics, adventure, recreation, and cultural exploration into life-changing experiences.
Optional, educational course work is tailored to students and there is no GPA requirement to participate.

Registration open to 8th-12th graders.
Chaperones 21 and older are also invited to register.

2011 Tours & Camps

Central California Sierras

Central California: June 23 - 26, 2011

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California’s amazing redwood forests and waterways provide the setting for adventure, learning, and recreation.

Enjoy 4 days and 3 nights under the stars, on the water and in the depths of natural history. Our ancient past is fathered and mothered by ancient changes in geo-logical time - earth sense. Earth is our class room, earth is our church. Kayaking, hiking, boating, smiling, and singing.

  • River Rafting
  • Wildlife Observation
  • Academic Guidance
  • College Prep Workshop
  • Cultural Education
  • Nutrition & Wellness
  • Indigenous Earth Science with Team Purdue U.
“Early Bird" Registration Encouraged. Register early! This popular Tour also fills up quickly. For information, contact registration@intertribalyouth.org


Southern California

San Diego, Southern California: July 9-16, 2011

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Make plans to join us in sunny San Diego for our Ancestral Knowledge and Indigenous Science from the Mountains, to Rivers to the Sea program. This 8-day, 7-night tour includes the following activities and learning opportunities:
  • Surfing lessons, Yoga, and Dance
  • Cultural Education with Southern Cal host Tribes; Barona, La Jolla, Pala, Pauma, Pechanga, Rincon, San Pasqual, Santa Ysabel, & Viejas
  • Nutrition & Wellness Training
  • College Prep Workshops
  • Indigenous Earth Science with Team Purdue U.
Visit some of San Diego’s top Universities (UCSD, SDSU, & CSUSM) with overnight stays in student housing on major university campuses. Don’t miss this opportunity to blend outdoor fun in the sun and recreation with academic and cultural enrichment.
“Early Bird" Registration Encouraged. Register early! This popular Tour fills up quickly. For information, contact registration@intertribalyouth.org



Hupa River Tour
Northern California Education Adventure

Northern California: July 20-24, 2011

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Our Northern Cal Tour includes visits to University of California at Berkeley and Humboldt State University. Group activities and academic enrichment programs include:

  • River Rafting
  • Wildlife Observation and Indigenous Science
  • Academic Guidance / College Prep Workshop
  • Cultural Education with Nor Cal Tribal Leaders; Hupa, Karuk, Wiyot, Yurok
  • Nutrition & Wellness Training
  • High School / College Credit (optional)
“Early Bird" Registration Encouraged. Plan now, register early! For information, contact registration@intertribalyouth.org



Panama Exchange
Central America, International Travel Wellness Adventure

Panama, Central America:
December 27, 2011 - January 7, 2012

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Open to families or individuals – no age limit. Retreat & explore rainforests, tropical beaches with monkeys, toucans & the abundance of nature. Traditional tribal inter-exchange at the center of “Turtle Island”. Island hopping, snorkeling, waterfalls and pure nature await us on a journey of a lifetime. Know “all our relations”!

“Early Bird" Registration Encouraged. For information, contact registration@intertribalyouth.org or call 760-301-0992.

Ecuador
"Ancient Paradise in the Middle of the World"
January 19 - 27, 2012
Open to Youth and Adults
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Tropical forests, snow capped volcanoes, indigenous people living traditional lives, and pristine tropical beaches await you in Ecuador. Located, as its name suggests on the equator, in northwestern South America, just north of Peru. For its size, Ecuador is the most bio and culturally diverse country on earth. Spanning from the great Amazon Jungle to the west rising to 23,000 foot peaks of the Andes Mountains. It doesn't stop there, heading further west one reaches the tropical coastal pacific lowlands, over to the sea, finally reaching the world famous Galapagos Islands.

“Early Bird" Registration Encouraged. For information, contact registration@intertribalyouth.org or call 760-301-0992.

 

 

 

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