Native American Landmarks and Festivals by Yvonne Wakim Dennis

Author:Yvonne Wakim Dennis
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Visible Ink Press
Published: 2019-04-14T16:00:00+00:00

Havasu Falls.

Reservations are required before entering the Havasupai Reservation. Visitors can hike down to the lodge and tourist office, then two more miles (three kilometers) to the campground. Camping and a visit to the falls by pack mule down the canyon require payment in advance of a visit. A lodge handles limited sleeping accommodations. Horseback travel is a separate cost. Havasupai Tribal Arts and their tourist enterprise employ tribal members. Although visitation is limited to prevent over-crowding and damage to the delicate canyon ecosystem, more than thirty thousand tourists visit the reservation annually to hike or ride horseback and stay at the Havasupai Lodge or the tribe’s simple campgrounds.

In January, the Havasupai celebrate Land Day. A Peach Festival is held the second weekend of August annually, and it includes a rodeo, traditional dancing, and pageantry. Every autumn, the tribe celebrates the Grandmother Canyon Gathering. Reggae music is popular here, and after Bob Marley’s death, his band members performed for the Havasupai by their falls.

Info: Havasupai Tribe, P.O. Box 10, Supai, AZ 86435 • 928.448.2731 • http://theofficialhavasupaitribe.com/

TSAILE

Diné College and Ned A. Hatathli Center Museum

Diné College was established in 1968 as the first tribally controlled community college in the United States. In creating an institution of higher education using Navajo architectural design and philosophy of Hozho, which translates to “beauty way,” the Navajo Nation sought to serve Navajo people to become educated, contributing members of the Navajo Nation and the world. An eight-member Board of Regents works to carry out the mission that is “rooted in Diné language and culture to advance quality post-secondary student learning and development to ensure the well-being of the Diné people.”

As a postsecondary educational institution, Diné College awards associate degrees and certificates in areas important to the economic and social development of the Navajo Nation. Satellite campuses are in Chinle, Arizona; Crownpoint, New Mexico; Shiprock, New Mexico; Tuba City, Arizona; and Window Rock, Arizona, with the main campus in Tsaile, Arizona.

The Ned A. Hatathli Center Museum is located on the campus of Diné College in Tsaile. Most of the collection of almost three thousand Native American arts and artifacts is housed among the museum and various buildings of the Diné College campus. Among the displays are pottery, paintings, weaving, photographs, and documents relating to the rich culture of the Navajo Tribe. The museum hosts a variety of classes in traditional Navajo arts as well as festivals and art shows. The museum has no admission fee, and visitors may find it helpful to call ahead for current hours. A children’s interactive section is also one of the new features of the museum. The section will be designated to entertain school-aged children about topics pertaining to the Navajo culture. Navajo artists are a regular feature and invited to present their work. The Navajo phrase “Celebrating Nitsáhákees, Nahat’á, Iiná, Siihasin: From Traditional Aesthetics to Contemporary Navajo Art” is the name of the program.

Info: Ned Hatathli Center, Diné College, 1 Circle Dr., Tsaile, AZ 86556 • 928.724.6653 • http://www.dinecollege.edu/

TUBA CITY

Navajo Interactive

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