The Art Ranch presents
White Buffalo Camp

The first White Buffalo Camp was located on a 1200 acre ranch in New Mexico in 2007. This beautiful camp, with its open air safari tents and Teepees, was created with a commitment to environmental sensitivity and combined traditions of old with elements of new to create an ambience and style unique to our time. The White Buffalo Camp is currently scouting for a comparable location in California with rolling hills and wide-open pastures for this year's program.
 

     

In this idyllic setting, The Art Ranch team of artists/teachers, Native American Elders, storytellers, and spiritual teachers come together to create a unique one week transformational experience for young people and adults through the Arts and the teachings and practices of Native American Culture.

Join Blue Thunder, a Shoshone tribal member, consultant to The Art Ranch/White Buffalo Camp, plus other Native American spiritual teachers and cross-cultural guides/teachers for;
     
  • Sweat Lodge
  • Native American Fire Circles
  • Spiritual Drumming
  • Story Telling
  • Animal Totem Teachings
  • Awareness Work using nature as a portal.
Experience creative workshops taught by The Art Ranch Team:

  • Native American Fine Line pottery with Dollie Luhan
  • Drum making with Redbird
  • Moccasin making with Marty Luhan
  • Sculpture with Rude Calderon
  • Navajo weaving
  • Music and songwriting with award-winning singer/songwriter Freebo
  • Photography with Western photographer Bill Ellzey

    Morning movement, Thai Chi and Yoga.
Massages will be offered in a quiet tented area
shaded by trees and cooled by soft breezes.

     

Sunset refreshments served on tables lined with paraffin lanterns await guests after an evening horseback ride
out in the middle of this vast terrain where you can see for miles in every direction.

Evening activities surrounding the central fire pit will include drum circles, story telling and sing-a-longs. Evening Entertainment
will be comprised of Native American dancers and music, story tellers, singer/songwriter concerts, and movies under the stars.

     

And plenty of quiet time.

Accommodations - Guests will have their own tented private quarters with views of the diverse landscape.
There are also teepee accommodations for children.

Chef Melissa Brown's cuisine is a Healthy Fusion of local organic vegetables, meats and fish.
A traditional Horno ovens will be used for baking breads, pizzas and other goodies.

         

Guest Photos from 2007 White Buffalo Camp (password protected)

The White Buffalo Summer 2010 program will be offering
a 1 week adult camp and a 1 week family camp. (Dates to be announced)

Please note in the program line up that our Native American spiritual teachers and specific arts and crafts are subject to change due to the area we will be in. We will keep you apprised as to who will be teaching and the specific modalities offered closer to our summer dates. Please check back. If you have any questions: please call (323) 932-1808.

The adult retreat session is created especially for adults.

The family session will have age appropriate sessions
for the children and separate sessions for the adults.
Presentations and other fun activities will be scheduled together for adults and children.

(Please inquire about the tax write-off for your taxes)
(Adult retreat is separate from the age appropriate children's program)
Children will sleep in real teepees and the adults will have their own
12X14 safari tents reminiscent of Hemingway's safari camp.
(If families want to stay together we can make arrangements.)
Package includes:

  • 7 nights/8 days - Accommodations are beautiful safari tented quarters with amazing views
  • Teepee accommodations for kids or double teepee occupancy for adults if requested
  • Three delicious meals daily of Healthy Fusion cuisine with light meals, breads, drinks and snacks available through out the day
  • Morning Tai Chi and Yoga program
  • Native American Spiritual Program
  • Art workshops/programs
  • Kid's program
  • Horseback riding and tracking program
  • Spiritual and educational site seeing
  • Water activities, canoeing
  • Evening entertainment
  • Massage

Because we encourage quiet time no activities are mandatory

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We will contact guests with further details about the retreat
and questions are always welcome.

Reservations are on a first come-first serve basis.

Contact us via email for more details
Visa & MasterCard accepted
For registration and further information call call (323) 932-1808 or email lauriepettigrew@earthlink.net
Laurie Pettigrew, Founder, Director
THE ART RANCH www.theartranch.net
WHITE BUFFALO CAMP www.whitebuffalocamp.com
Phone (323) 932-1808