Event Details (U.S. National Park Service)

Fee:

Free.

Location: LAT/LONG: 36.000000, -112.000000

Desert View is located, 23 miles (37 km) east of Grand Canyon Village on Desert View Drive (Arizona State Route 64), and 30 miles (48 km) west of Cameron, Arizona, on Arizona State Route 64. How to get to the Watchtower: Starting from the main Desert View parking area, a short .25 mile (.4 km) walk takes you past the restroom building, the Market/Deli and the Trading Post. The four story watchtower is located at Desert View Point.

Repeating Event

Days:

Every day

Dates:

September 26, 2023 to September 28, 2023

Time:

9:00 AM

Duration:

7 hours

Type of Event

Cultural/Craft Demonstration

Description

Stop by the Desert View Watchtower on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays from 9am to 4pm to join our Cultrual Demonstrators to talk, watch, and appriciate their crafts.

This week Grand Canyon National Park is happy host Diné (Navajo) Jewelers, Henry and Maryetta Jackson will be demonstrating at Desert View Watchtower from 9 am to 4 pm. They have been practicing their craft for 50 years.

Henry is a self-taught silversmith and goldsmith who works with local and exotic stones.

Maryetta also began as a silversmith but later transitioned to beading as a form of therapy that helped her to relax. Her designs incorporate aspects of Navajo culture in the form of wedding baskets, sacred mountains, and the stars.
The Cultural Demonstration program provides an opportunity for park visitors and community members to interact with tribal artisans from Grand Canyon's traditionally associated tribes - and for them to share their history and crafts, along with the skills, knowledge, and efforts involved in creating their handicrafts.

This series is made possible with grants from Grand Canyon Conservancy.

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