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YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK — Yellowstone National Park’s Tribal Heritage Center is open to the public for its third season as of Monday, May 20, the park announced today.
The Tribal Heritage Center hosts Indigenous artists, scholars and speakers from the 27 Tribes associated with Yellowstone through a partnership with Yellowstone Forever and Tribal consultation. This year, 27 presenters from 17 associated Tribes are scheduled to engage with Yellowstone visitors through the presentation of photography, beadwork, flint knapping (shaping), dance, storytelling, quillwork and more.
“The Tribal Heritage Center offers a unique opportunity for visitors to engage with and learn from the original stewards of this land, emphasizing the ongoing cultural significance of the area now known as Yellowstone National Park,” Alyssa McGeeley, Tribal Engagement Manager and member of the Muscogee Tribe from Oklahoma, said via news release. “The success of this initiative is a testament to its power and importance. It has not only educated countless visitors but also strengthened the cultural ties and visibility of the Tribes associated with these lands.”
The Tribal Heritage Center, situated near the Old Faithful Visitor Education Center, will be open through Oct. 11.
The 27 Tribes associated with Yellowstone, according to the park, are listed here:
- Assiniboine & Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Indian Reservation, Montana
- Blackfeet Tribe of the Blackfeet Indian Reservation of Montana
- Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe of the Cheyenne River Reservation, South Dakota
- Coeur D’Alene Tribe
- Comanche Nation, Oklahoma
- Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Reservation
- Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation
- Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation
- Crow Creek Sioux Tribe of the Crow Creek Reservation, South Dakota
- Crow Tribe of Montana
- Eastern Shoshone Tribe of the Wind River Reservation, Wyoming
- Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe of South Dakota
- Fort Belknap Indian Community of the Fort Belknap Reservation of Montana
- Kiowa Indian Tribe of Oklahoma
- Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Montana
- Lower Brule Sioux Tribe of the Lower Brule Reservation, South Dakota
- Nez Perce Tribe
- Northern Arapaho Tribe of the Wind River Reservation, Wyoming
- Northern Cheyenne Tribe of the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation, Montana
- Oglala Sioux Tribe
- Rosebud Sioux Tribe of the Rosebud Indian Reservation, South Dakota
- Shoshone-Bannock Tribes of the Fort Hall Reservation
- Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate of the Lake Traverse Reservation, South Dakota
- Spirit Lake Tribe, North Dakota
- Standing Rock Sioux Tribe of North & South Dakota
- Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians of North Dakota
- Yankton Sioux Tribe of South Dakota
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