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The Tracking Project Bringing the pieces together again. The Tracking Project was originally founded in 1986 to work with traditional Native elders and community educators from numerous cultures to design a series of teachings which connect individuals especially young people directly to the Natural World. The Projects programs of natural and cultural awareness include a wide range of skills from traditional tracking and survival skills to music storytelling dance peacemaking and martial arts training. The name Arts of Life was chosen to describe these programs which emphasize indigenous knowledge the lessons of Nature and the power of dreams and art.