North Rim Native American Heritage Days

Duration:

9 minutes, 2 seconds

Every summer special programs are offered by tribal members on a variety of subjects, ranging from astronomy to Native American music and dance. Activities and cultural demonstrations take place in and around Grand Canyon Lodge on the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. In 2022, there were 39 people representing most of Grand Canyon’s 11 associated tribes.

 

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Native American Heritage Days

Note: the schedule for the 2025 Heritage Days has not been finalized. Here's last year's schedule to give you an idea of what takes place during this event.

• Special programs will be offered by tribal members on a variety of subjects, including cultural connections to Grand Canyon, music, and dance.

• Activities and cultural demonstrations take place in and around Grand Canyon Lodge.
  Check availability of Lodging and Camping on the North Rim. 

• in 2023, Native American Heritage days hosted 35 tribal members representing the Hopi Tribe, A:Shiwi (Pueblo of Zuni), Diné (Navajo Nation), San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe, Kaivavich (Kaibab) Band of Paiute Indians, and the Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah.

The following presentations took place in the Grand Canyon Lodge Auditorium

Thursday, August 1, 2024

6:00 pm – Dine’Tah Navajo Cultural Program
Experience traditional Diné dances and songs

Friday, August 2, 2024

10:00 am – Dine’Tah Navajo Cultural Program
Experience traditional Diné dances and songs

12:00 pm, 2:00 pm, 4:00 pm – “We are Grand Canyon” Film Screening (25 min)
Screening of a collaborative film between Grand Canyon National Park and the 11 Associated Tribes that have called it home since time immemorial

7:30 pm – Gerald Dawavendewa
Hear from Hopi artist and author, Gerald Dawavendewa. Learn about the Hopi people’s connection to Grand Canyon through religious and ceremonial practice, and ancestral villages.

Saturday, August 3, 2024

10:00 am – Richard Graymountain
Learn about San Juan Southern Paiute basketry from Richard Graymountain

12:00 pm, 2:00 pm, 4:00 pm – “We are Grand Canyon” Film Screening (25 min)
Screening of collaborative film between Grand Canyon National Park and the 11 Associated Tribes that have called it home since time immemorial

7:30 pm – Ramson Lomatewama
Learn about the integration of Hopi art and culture from glassblower, Ramson Lomatewama

Sunday, August 4, 2024

10:00 am – Gerald Dawavendewa
Hear from Hopi artist and author, Gerald Dawavendewa. Learn about the Hopi people’s connection to Grand Canyon through religious and ceremonial practice, and ancestral villages.

12:00 pm, 2:00 pm, 4:00 pm – “We are Grand Canyon” Film Screening (25 min)
Screening of collaborative film between Grand Canyon National Park and the 11 Associated Tribes that have called it home since time immemorial

 

Cultural Demonstrations - Outdoors

10:00 am to 4:00 pm, Friday, Saturday and Sunday — August 2, 3, 4, 2024.

Meet Indigenous artists. Chat, watch and learn about their arts and culture —outdoors, on the lawn adjoining the lodge. Demonstrations include beading, weaving, ceramics. and silversmithing.

• Eileen and Nilford Yatsattie (Zuni) Pottery Making
• Jimmy Yawakia (Zuni) fetish carving
• Henry and Ian Nez (Diné - Navajo) silversmith/silver jewelry
• Shawn Price (Diné - Navajo) Dineh'tah Navajo dancers
• Ramson Lomatewama (Hopi) glass blowing, Katsina carving
• Jessica Lomatewama (Hopi) basket weaving
• Justin Lomatewama (Hopi) Katsina carving
• Duane Tawahongva (Hopi) silver overlay jewelry
• Richard Graymountain (San Juan Southern Paiute) traditional basket weaving
• LeAnn and Tavavee Shearer ("Kaivavich" Kaibab Paiute Tribe) traditional clothing, basketry, cradleboards
• Park Rangers from Pipe Springs NM - cultural significance of Indigenous crops and foodways on the Arizona Strip