More than a market, the Heritage Festival is an unparalleled opportunity to experience the diverse Indigenous cultures of the Colorado Plateau region, which has been inhabited for thousands of years.  Established in 1930 as the Hopi Craftsmen Show, the Heritage Festival has gone through many changes over the years. The 2023 Heritage Festival returns as an all-inclusive event, making room to include the Acoma, Apache, Dine? (Navajo), Havasupai, Hopi, Hualapai, Pai, Ute, Yavapai, and Zuni. In one weekend visitors can enjoy traditional dances and music and gain insights during talks by cultural experts.

The 2023 market will be located on the beautiful, forested grounds surrounding the museum, with the sacred San Francisco Peaks as backdrop. With an expanded artist market and mainstage performances under tents outdoors, there will be plenty of space and fresh air.

Schedule:

Saturday, June 24, 2023

Performances:

10:30 am – Performance by Water Striders, a Zuni dance group
Mainstage tent

12:00 pm – Palmer Saufkie, flute performance
Balcony overlooking art market

12:30 pm– Dilzhe’e, Apache Singers
Mainstage tent

3:30 pm – Aaron White, musical performance
Balcony overlooking art market

4:00 pm – Sage Bond, musical performance
Mainstage tent

Presentations

11:30 am – Hopi and Zuni pottery with Bobby Silas
Master potter Bobby Silas (Hopi) and MNA anthropologist Kelley Hays-Gilpin discuss MNA’s collections of ancient, historic, and contemporary Pueblo pottery.
Branigar Chase Auditorium

1:30 pm – Perspectives on Inclusion
Panelists Curtis Quam, Kandis Quam, and Elroy Natachu in a conversation moderated by Kelley Hays-Gilpin.
Branigar Chase Auditorium

3:00 pm – What to Wear: Cultural Appropriation in Indigenous Apparel
Taos fashion designer Patricia Michaels discusses how to ethically enjoy Native-designed jewelry and clothing.
Branigar Chase Auditorium

Flute Workshops

Work alongside award-winning flute maker Aaron White (Northern Ute/Dine) in the museum’s courtyard to create a reed flute and learn about  traditional Native flute music. Each registrant will take home their own unique, tuned flute. These workshops have a $45 fee that is in addition to the festival entry.

To purchase tickets, click the workshop time you prefer

10:15 am – 12:15 pm

12:45 pm – 2:45 pm

Sunday, June 25, 2023

Performances

10:30 am – Water Striders, a Zuni dance group
Mainstage tent

12:00 pm – Palmer Saufkie, flute performance
Balcony overlooking art market

12:30 pm– Dilzhe’e, Apache Singers
Mainstage tent

2:00 pm – Aaron White, musical performance
Mainstage tent

2:30 pm – Yoyhoyam, Hopi Youth Dancers
Mainstage tent

3:30 pm – Sage Bond, musical performance
Balcony overlooking art market

Presentations

11:30 am – Hopi and Zuni pottery with Bobby Silas
Master potter Bobby Silas (Hopi) and MNA anthropologist Kelley Hays-Gilpin discuss MNA’s collections of ancient, historic, and contemporary Pueblo pottery.
Branigar Chase Auditorium

1:00 pm – The We:wa Google Doodle
Artist Mallery Quetawki shares the story of how she created a Google Doodle celebrating the late We:wa, a well-known two-spirit Zuni artist.
Branigar Chase Auditorium

Flute Workshop:

Work alongside award-winning flute maker Aaron White (Northern Ute/Dine) in the museum’s courtyard to create a reed flute and learn about  traditional Native flute music. Each registrant will take home their own unique, tuned flute. These workshops have a $45 fee that is in addition to the festival entry.

To purchase tickets, click the workshop time you prefer

June 25 @ 11:00 am – 1:00 pm

Dates: June 24 - 25, 2023

Location: Museum Of Northern Arizona, 3101 North Fort Valley Road, Flagstaff, AZ 86001

Admission:

$20 / adult (non-member) for 1 day or $25 for all-weekend access

$10 / youth (non-member) for 1 day or $15 for all-weekend access

$10 / MNA members and Native Americans for all-weekend access

No charge for children under 10

Purchase tickets here

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