LEARN BY DOING

In Red Feather's Do-It-Yourself Workshops you won't be sitting in a boring classroom reading a bunch of slides. After a brief intro, you will be practicing everything you learn hands-on by actually working on repairs or weatherizing a fellow classmates' home.  Every student has the opportunity to volunteer their own home for the "learning lab" where the entire class convenes to put in practice everything they learn in the workshop.  Most are held on weekends.  Workshops typically start at 8:30 AM in the morning and end before 5:00PM in the afternoon. 

Red Feather provides all the tools and materials the class will need to make the repairs or complete the weatherization.  Lunch is provided and the class is free and held in a convenient location on the reservation.  Upon graduation, and depending on the workshop, everyone receives a Starter Kit valued between $150 and $200 for completing improvements on their own home or a friend's house.  We have fun while practicing what we will learn.  Join us - you will be glad you did.  

​“My daughter had put some coal in my wood stove without my knowing about it.   I woke up in the middle of the night to a strange beeping noise.   At first I didn’t know what it was cause I had never heard that sound before.   Then I realized it was the carbon monoxide alarm that I got at the Red Feather weatherization workshop.   I quickly woke up my grand kids and we all went outside.  It’s a good thing because the kids were complaining about headaches and feeling sick.   I’m glad for the workshop and the kit that Red Feather gave us.  It probably saved our lives.”   Lula Nez Tsosie, Cameron Chapter Farm Board Representative

Women's DIY Home Repair Workshop Kykotsmovi 2018.  Funding for workshops by APS, photos by Loren Anderson

WORKSHOPS 

HOMEOWNER WEATHERIZATION - DIY WORKSHOP

Training on home energy efficiency, building science, and weatherization practices followed by hands on practice installing basic home energy improvements.
DOWNLOAD THE MANUAL HERE 
DOWNLOAD THE WEATHERIZATION HOME INSPECTION CHECKLIST HERE

WOMENS' HOME REPAIR - DIY WORKSHOP

Women acquire and practice basic home repair skills by safely and efficiently operating several common power tools.  You put your tool skills to use making a toolbox and fixing holes in drywall.  DOWNLOAD THE TAPE MEASURE PRACTICE HERE

HEALTHY HOMES ASSESSMENT WORKSHOP FOR PROFESSIONALS

Designed for tribal professionals to master the assessment and counseling process of working with Native American reservation housing and health connections.  
DOWNLOAD THE MANUAL HERE

WEATHERIZATION FOR PROFESSIONALS

This interactive class for tribal building professionals explores how to make homes healthier, more energy efficient, and durable by implementing advanced framing and insulation techniques throughout the building and renovation process to reduce heat transfer (loss or gain).                          DOWNLOAD THE MANUAL HERE

Healthy heating - DIY WORKSHOP 

​This workshop provides information and resources to reduce exposures to harmful indoor air pollutants by improving physical infrastructure and practices related to household heating.   Information and training focus on teaching heating alternatives and improvements to household stove installation/use and weatherization that are affordable and practical for most households.

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MOLD & MILDEW - DIY WORKSHOP

Learn how to deal with mold in your home by identifying the source of moisture that is feeding the mold, then repair the deficiency, and dry out the area.

PATHWAYS TO A HEALTHY HOME 

Learn how polluted indoor air may impact your health. Make a plan to control indoor air pollution, moisture, contaminants, ventilation.  Learn best practices for regular home maintenance. 
DOWNLOAD THE MANUAL HERE
DOWNLOAD THE HOME MAINTENANCE CHECKLIST
DOWNLOAD THE 7 STEPS SUMMARY
DOWNLOAD THE GREEN CLEANER BASES + INGREDIENTS
DOWNLOAD THE  GREEN CLEANING PRODUCTS RECIPES
DOWNLOAD THE NATURAL INSECT & PEST CONTROL

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AGING IN PLACE ASSESSMENTS

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