Camp Verde, AZ — In honor of Native American Heritage Month, Montezuma Castle is excited to host weekly cultural demonstrations, performances, and presentations throughout the month of November 2022. November serves as a significant time when we recognize Native American people, celebrate their rich and vibrant cultures, and recognize their many sacrifices, contributions, and achievements to the nation. Come help celebrate this wonderful occasion in your parks!
All events are free with paid admission and will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. unless otherwise noted. Please visit the parks website and social media sites for event details.
Camp Verde, AZ — In honor of Native American Heritage Month, Montezuma Castle is excited to host weekly cultural demonstrations, performances, and presentations throughout the month of November 2022. November serves as a significant time when we recognize Native American people, celebrate their rich and vibrant cultures, and recognize their many sacrifices, contributions, and achievements to the nation. Come help celebrate this wonderful occasion in your parks!
All events are free with paid admission and will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. unless otherwise noted. Please visit the parks website and social media sites for event details.
Wood Carving demonstration (NPS)
Camp Verde, AZ —Montezuma Castle National Monument is proud to welcome cultural demonstrators Marvene and Nuvadi Dawahoya to the park during Labor Day weekend. They will be selling some of their crafts and demonstrate on Sunday, September 4, 2022 from from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Marvene Dawahoya is a Hopi basket weaver from the village of Polacca on First Mesa. Marvene will demonstrate tradition basket weaving; hand made using raw yucca. The process entails weaving the yucca then tying baskets to a traditional wood frame, such as sumac or willow branches, and using commercial dye to paint intricate designs. Nuvadi Dawahoya, from Hopi’s Second Mesa, is a wood carver and will be demonstrating animal figurine carvings made from cottonwood root. These figurines are hand sanded, stained, textured, and painted with natural pigments and acrylic paints. Each figure is completely unique from one another and no two are ever alike.
Camp Verde, AZ — Montezuma Castle National Monument is happy to host local artist Sylvia Strobel on August 25. Sylvia will be providing a morning of creative expression in honor of the National Park Service’s birthday from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Visitors are invited to partake in a creative expression of the park and local area by creating their own personal art pieces with Sylvia Strobel. Art supplies will be provided, but visitors are welcome to bring their own. The event is free with paid entrance. Water and proper weather attire is recommended as well as clothing that participants don’t mind getting messy.
