"When Joshua Hood looks at a Pacific yew tree, he sees more than just the beginnings of a bow. He sees a partnership that spans generations, a meditation on balance, tension and rest - a lifeway linking him to his Klamath-Modoc ancestors. He sees his namesake: nteys s?odt'a, or "bow worker" in his tribe's language. For Hood, 35, that name has become a self-fulfilling prophecy."
"His work fills a need in the BIPOC outdoor education space at a time when the Trump administration has slashed grant funding and support for programs that empower historically marginalized communities. As the primitive-skills world - often associated with bushcraft, toolmaking and wilderness survival - moves into high-cost courses and crowded retreats, it often fails to acknowledge its Indigenous roots."
Joshua Hood, a Klamath-Modoc bowworker, crafts bows from Pacific yew and teaches traditional bow-making and archery in Portland, Oregon. His namesake nteys s?odt'a means "bow worker" in his tribe's language. Hood runs a nonprofit teaching youth outdoor skills and announces courses via Instagram. Courses welcome everyone but focus on majority-BIPOC students and emphasize decolonizing Indigenous archery knowledge while keeping costs lower than mainstream primitive-skills retreats. Hood's classes cost $500 to $750 for three days versus $1,500 or more elsewhere. Hood's work addresses limited Native representation in the modern skills world and reduced funding for marginalized programs.
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