Grand Canyon National Park Celebrates Native American-Alaska Native Heritage Month

Grand Canyon National Park Celebrates Native American-Alaska Native Heritage Month

The following press release was published by the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service on Nov. 3, 2014. It is reproduced in full below.

The schedule of events is as follows:

Nov. 11, 2014

Evening Program

7:30 p.m.Special Presentation: Native American Flute

Milton Tso, Diné Nation

Shrine of the Ages Auditorium

7:45 p.m.Demonstration: Apache Crown Dance

Dishchii'bikoh Apache Group, Cibecue, AZ

Shrine of the Ages Auditorium

Nov. 12, 2014

10:00 a.m.Special Presentation: Apache Crown Dance

Dishchii'bikoh Apache Group, CIbecue, AZ

Grand Canyon Visitor Center

12:30 p.m.Special Presentation: An Outlook of the Dine People

Deon Ben, Dine Nation

Shrine of the Ages Multi-Purpose Room

3:00 p.m.Special Presentation: Remembering Hweeldi: Experiences and Reflections from Retracing the Navajo Long Walk

Bryon Shorty, Dine Nation

Evening Program (Special Event) - Shrine of the Ages Auditorium

7:30 p.m.Presentation of Colors &Invocation

Grand Canyon Veterans

7:35 p.m.Demonstration:Hopi Koyalas (clowns)Hopi Koyalas

Hopi Tribe

8:00 p.m. Special Presentation: Native Comedians

"James &Ernie"James Junes and Ernest Tsosie III, Diné Nation

8:45 p.m.Retrieving of the ColorsGrand Canyon Veterans

Event MC Brian Drapeaux, Yankton Sioux

Deputy Superintendent, Grand Canyon National Park

-NPS-

Source: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service

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