positive mental attitude and a common sense approach....and whatever happens, do not fold, do not give up....push through. thats as primative as it comes...

I think you would be better off finding something from your area. The available foods and techniques will be more specific to your area.
Our own Les Stroud did a show down there.
Survivorman Australian Outback S3E5 part 1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqIqV1JbKTk

Thanks Carbon04 & Perfesser for the advice, but I was after advice on making items that were useful regardless of geographical location & useful (generic) skills. (I will have to express myself a little better I think)
This is kind of what I was after:
http://www.wildernesscollege.com/primitive-stone-tools.html

I don't know of any single link. I have read a lot over the years on Native Americans and the tools they used, how they build log houses, and managed their food sources. I don't think I have any of the books left to give you a suggestion. It also helps that I live close enough to a reservation ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Six_Nations_of_the_Grand_River_First_Nation and to Crawford Lake ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crawford_Lake_Conservation_Area ). Both places had educational programs showing how things used to be done.

I don't know if you noticed people mentioning the "three sister's planting", that is an Native American way of planting.

Thanks Oldschool - 3 sisters planting is wonderful.
I'm still trawling through the internet looking for info and I found a site that gives the history and uses of throwing sticks - (they have been used globally and for centuries) maybe people are interested, maybe they aren't..however I'll put the link up just in case. Useful resource for hunting and defence.
http://4dtraveler.net/2012/02/22/throwing-sticks/

There is also a survival manual (on that site) which may cover a few more topics of interest.

My daughter and I are going to take a couple of these courses. Either the bushcraft basic/advanced or I'd really like to do the 1 week intensive.
http://www.canadianbushcraft.ca/Home.aspx

This is where my heart is. I think I was born in the wrong era and culture. Give me the open plains, a horse, and let me wander.

Yep-me too! I am sooooo envious! The courses look like they would be really interesting
(I'm really keen on primitive survival/tools/living skills - just in case you hadn't noticed!)

I don't know the protocol here, whether it's acceptable to promote another forum but here is one for primitive skills. Schools are not all that hard to find in Canada but most of the courses are really expensive. But then what's a life worth?
http://www.wildwoodsurvival.com/_jthy/index.php

Here I go stirring up the pot again.
Why primitive skills? Throw a stick at an animal? Learn to make a simple crossbow instead. It will throw that stick so fast you can't even see it.
You'll always be able to find snare wire somewhere, a damn sight easier than stalking. Learn to make booby traps instead. We have technology like springs and hardened steel.
A simple mousetrap is a great trigger for a larger trap. Use a steel rod and a leaf spring and you have a hell of a bear killer, much safer than hunting the things.

Flint napping? Learn knife sharpening instead. SO much quality steel lying in garbage dumps.....make a knife or machete that will last a lifetime from a lawnmower blade.

If you're doing it just for interest sake then go ahead but why would you struggle with inadequate tools?
Use the best tools for the job. Humans got where we are because we're lazy and have always found an easier way.

I think you and Jim have a point but...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZdqIpYhM6PE

LOL...loved the clip. Seriously, even though there have been some good points raised, it's possible that I'm in a different mindset. I would also like to RESPECTFULLY point out that this part of the forum is called "international PN" which is why I posted my thread here.
Firstly, I don't have the equipment/tools to make crossbows, sharpen knives etc. (limited income and I don't know anyone around here that is prepping or who could help me with learning these tasks (at minimal cost) - basically I'm on my own).

Secondly, the only reason (at this point) that I'll be bugging out will be because of bushfire - you don't get a lot of time to get out when you live in a small community completely surrounded by state parks!(Huge tracts of land with quite thick native growth some of which basically explodes during a bushfire due to extremely flammable oil in the leaves) And if/when it happens ALL living beings (human and animal alike) will be first on my priority list. Obviously this will leave me with very little time (or space in my vehicle) to collect all the necessary equipment to survive - hence the drive to learn how to make weapons with perhaps only a bush knife to assist and to be able to procure wild food (including meat).

My BOB is already packed and ready to go but it's very basic (lack of finances again but it's got enough in it for basic survival).

If this topic doesn't interest you then that's fine, I don't have a problem with that, it's your choice ....but surely things can happen where you may not have the time to collect all your useful items before you need to leave your home base. (regardless of where you live) Do you get bushfires/wildfires where you live? What about emergencies when staying put is not an option? Food for thought.....

For me my most useful primitive survival skill is the ability to think clearly while being angry enough to take action.

I attribute all my problems to being an only child with overbearing parents. I was always on the defensive without having learned to defend my opinions/desires. When I was older they admitted as much, that I'd needed some siblings to "fight with" in order to learn how to "negotiate" my way through life. If I were a dog I would be a "fear biter."

The other part of my misery was that my mother deemed any physical "disfigurement" (including acne) to be a major life impediment, so any scars due to injury or disease were to avoided at all costs. I grew up afraid of pain and disfigurement.

Well, to make a long story shorter, by the time I was in my 40s I was sick and tired of being afraid all the time, I figured if someone or something was going to kill me they weren't getting it for free, payment will be an eye, an ear, a nose, a testicle. Part of that comes from having fulfilled my "biological imperative", twice. I'm just a gnarly old coot with a bad attitude and a crow bar, now.

sorry, I hijacked your topic, but I think attitude is important.

vanislemom: I was raised with a different philosophy. My father always said "If it aint bleedin' it don't count.", he wasn't big on sympathy. In the army the guys always said that chicks dig scars. That was to be expected though, the life of an infantry soldier is sort of like making a living as a crash test dummy.
Ahh, but it's been a great life. As for having brothers and sisters so that I could learn to negotiate, ha ha ha. I had plenty of siblings and there weren't a lot o' negotiatin' going on in our house (There was a few visits to the hospital though).