UPCOMING EVENTS
2025 Asban Spring Tracking & Adventure Camp (Ages 5½-7)
9am-4pm, 4/14-16
Participants join Ndakinna staff for a three day outdoor adventure to learn how to identify basic mammal tracks (fox, coyote, deer, raccoon, and more) and make plaster casts. Kids will be using the adjacent 80-acre Nature Preserve as well as our extensive animal tracks collection. Also included will be various Native American legends, awareness games and activities to further heighten participants understanding of the natural world and Native American culture. There is also a daily low ropes course challenge on our ropes course. Bring a bag lunch. 10% discount available for families with multiple children attending camp. Bring a bag lunch. 10% discount available for families with multiple children
2025 Awasos Spring Tracking & Adventure Camp (Ages 8-12)
9am-4pm, 4/14-16
Participants join expert tracker Jim Bruchac (co-author of three Scats and Tracks books – covering the Northeast, Southeast, and Mid-Atlantic) for an outdoor adventure to learn how to identify basic mammal tracks (fox, coyote, deer, raccoon, and more) and make plaster casts. Participants will be using the adjacent 80-acre Nature Preserve as well as our extensive animal tracks collection. Also included will be various Native American legends, awareness games and activities to further heighten participants understanding of the natural world and Native American culture. There will be a daily low ropes course challenge on our ropes course. Group will at times be divided up into two groups based on age and experience. Bring a bag lunch. 10% discount available for families with multiple children attending camp.
2025 Molsem Teen Spring Tracking & Adventure Camp (Ages 13-16)
9am-4pm, 4/14-16
Participants join expert tracker Jim Bruchac (co-author of three Scats and Tracks books – covering the Northeast, Southeast, and Mid-Atlantic) for an outdoor adventure to learn more in depth skills on how to identify basic mammal tracks (fox, coyote, deer, raccoon, and more) and make plaster casts. Teens will be using the adjacent 80-acre Nature Preserve as well as our extensive animal tracks collection. Also included will be various Native American legends, awareness games and activities to further heighten participants understanding of the natural world and Native American culture. New addition will be a daily low ropes course challenge on our brand new ropes course. Group will at times be divided up into two groups based on age and experience. Bring a bag lunch. 10% discount available for families with multiple children
Discover Ndakinna
Wilderness Programming & Camps
Rewilding through bushcraft, including firemaking, shelter building, animal tracking, wilderness first aid, and much more.
Language Reclamation
Abenaki online and in-person classes, open to all, and free to all people of Abenaki ancestry.
Fitness & Martial Arts
Fitness & Martial Arts
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Judo, Karate, Kickboxing, adults and kids classes.
About Us
Founded in 1995, Ndakinna has been a cornerstone of the community for over two decades. We create and deliver immersive educational and cultural programming that celebrates Native American traditions, provides wilderness education and training, and fosters meaningful connections with the natural world. Our year-round offerings include cultural events, musical performances, art exhibits, and educational programs designed for participants of all ages. We are proud to be located on Saratoga County's first conservation easement.
Ndakinna(pronounced en-dak-enna) means our land in the Eastern Algonquian language of western Abenaki, still spoken in Saratoga County and taught at our education center.