Cultural Demonstrations
Stop by the Desert View Watchtower on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays from 9am to 4pm to join our Cultural Demonstrators to talk, watch, and appreciate their crafts.
- July 14–September 28, 2023
Tuesdays, Wednesday, and Thursdays from 9am to 4pm
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Desert View 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.
Cultural demonstrations are free and no registration is required.
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Grand Canyon has been home to 11 different tribes within the Southwest for countless generations. Grand Canyon is not only a national park, not only a World Heritage Site, not only one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World—it is a sacred space for entire peoples.
The purpose of the Cultural Demonstration Program is to give members of the 11 traditionally associated tribes a voice at Grand Canyon by supporting interactions with the public through demonstrations of traditional native practices and crafts. The program began in 2014 and continues to grow to this day.
We gratefully acknowledge the Native peoples on whose ancestral homelands we gather, as well as the diverse and vibrant Native communities who make their home here today: Diné (Navajo), Havasupai, Hualapai, Hopi, Yavapai-Apache, Kaibab band of Southern Paiute, Las Vegas band of Southern Paiute, Moapa band of Southern Paiute, Paiute Indian Tribes of Utah, San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe, and Zuni.
Demonstrations are free and open to the public and take place at various Desert View locations, most often in and around Desert View Watchtower.
Program made possible by grants from Grand Canyon Conservancy.
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