Cultural Demonstration Celebration!

Colorful paintings of sheep, ravens, and sunflowers are placed on a display wall to the left. Next to it sits a few tables full of art with their artists sitting behind them talking with a group of visitors inside a curved room with a log ceiling.
 
 

Event Schedule

The events will take place Saturday May 24 and Sunday May 25, 2025, at Desert View Watchtower.

Saturday, May 24th

Cultural Demonstrations

9:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Enjoy demonstrations by 12 amazing Indigenous artists


Morning Ceremony

9:30 AMPlaza outside Desert View Watchtower

  • Morning Prayer with Darance Chimerica (Hopi)

  • Morning Welcome from NPS Ranger Dan Pawlak


Presentation

10:00 AMPlaza outside Desert View Watchtower

  • Ann Marie Salt (Diné)


Singing Performance

1:00 PMPlaza outside Desert View Watchtower

  • Nala Nelson (Diné)


Closing Ceremony

3:00 PMPlaza outside Desert View Watchtower

  • Ending Prayer with Maya Edaakie (Zuni)

  • Ending Remarks by NPS Ranger Kelli Jones


 

Sunday, May 25th

Cultural Demonstrations

9:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Enjoy demonstrations by 12 amazing Indigenous artists


Morning Ceremony

9:30 AMPlaza outside Desert View Watchtower

  • Morning Prayer with Daryl Shack (Zuni)

  • Morning Welcome from ALCC Intern: Lakin Epaloose (Zuni)


Closing Ceremony

3:00 PMPlaza outside Desert View Watchtower

  • Ending Prayer with Maya Edaakie (Zuni)

  • Ending Remarks by ALCC Intern: Meranden Numkena (Hopi)

 

Grand Canyon Speaks - Sunset Talk

6:45 to 7:45 PMDesert View Amphitheater

  • Interview with Park Ranger Dan Pawlak manager of Grand Canyon National Park's Cultural Demonstration Program.


 

Cultural Demonstrators

9:00 am to 3:00 pm, Saturday and Sunday — May 24 and 25, 2025

Meet Indigenous artists. Chat, watch and learn about their arts and culture —inside the tower, or outside - on the grounds. Demonstrations include beading, weaving, ceramics. and silversmithing.

  • Donald Decker (Yavapai-Apache multimedia artist)
  • Daryl Shack (Zuni stone fetish carver)
  • Benina Kallestewa (Zuni stone fetish carver and jeweler)
  • Leann Lee (Zuni mixed-media artist, paintings and graphics)
  • Keith Edaakie (Zuni mixed-media artist, paintings and graphics)
  • Darance Chimerica (Hopi Katsina carver)
  • Davis Maho (Hopi textile weaver)
  • Karen Abeita (Hopi potter)
  • Damon Tso (Diné potter)
  • Jerrel Singer (Diné landscape painter)
  • Stephanie Dann (Diné photographer)
  • Ann Marie Salt (Diné traditional hair design)
 
An outdoor festival with a dozen, white tent canopies at the base of a four-story stone tower.
The 10th Anniversary of Grand Canyon National Park's Cultural Demonstration Program took place inside and around the Desert View Watchtower on Saturday, July 6, 2025.

NPS/M. Quinn

 

Last updated: May 20, 2025

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