Native American Culture & History

A brief video which details some of the traditions, practices, music, trades, and cultural artifacts of the Kaibab Paiute tribe in the Pipe Spring National Monument.

Narrator Loren Yellowbird describes the impact of buffalo on the local trade market, and details the process of making a buffalo robe.

A narrated re-enactment of a trade negotiation between a Fort Union Trader, a Native American Chief, and a translator. The negotiation ceremony is enacted and described in some detail.

The indigenous people of the Fort Clatsop area welcome you.

Richard Bash of the Clatsop tribe encourages visitors to make all efforts to preserve national parks.

Grand Canyon NP: Three Native Americans from different tribes share the stories of their relationships with the Grand Canyon.

Grand Canyon NP: Listen as three Native Americans from different tribes share their love of the Grand Canyon and the need to respect and preserve it.

Denali NP & PRES: Two Athabascan elders help a high school senior build a half-size replica of a traditional moose hide boat. Their story illustrates the importance of preserving traditional practices so that cultural heritage is not lost.

Denali NP & PRES: Chief Mitch Demientieff of Nenana, Alaska, reads an Athabascan legend about the origins of Denali, the Great One. This recording was first produced as an audio exhibit for the Eielson Visitor Center which opened to the public in June 2008.

Canyonlands National Park: The ancestral Puebloans were some of the first farmers in the American Southwest. Join ranger Karen Henker for a brief look at their lifestyle, as well as the art and architecture they left behind.