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  NEWS RELEASE Yellowstone Tribal Heritage Center opens for third season Evans Flammond Sr. (Oglala Sioux, Rosebud Sioux) Alyssa McGeeley News Release Date:  May 20, 2024 Contact:   Yellowstone National Park: Morgan Warthin , (307) 344-2015 Contact:   Yellowstone Forever: Wendie Carr , (406) 848-2853 MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY – On Monday, May 20, 2024, the Yellowstone Tribal Heritage Center opens to the public for the season. Located in the Old Faithful area, the  Yellowstone Tribal Heritage Center  is a space where Indigenous artists, scholars and presenters from the  27 associated Tribes  of Yellowstone National Park directly engage with visitors through demonstrations and discussions. Now in its third year, the center is a partnership between the National Park Service and Yellowstone Forever, with Tribal consultation.   During the 2024 season, 27 presenters from 17 associated Tribes will directly engage with Yellowstone visitors through form...

  Yellowstone National Park to host the Lighting of Teepees Aug. 1-7 Visitors invited to learn about the historic and continued presence of American Indian Tribes in the Yellowstone region        Illuminated teepees and Milky Way at North Entrance in Gardiner, Montana, 2022         NPS / Jacob W. Frank MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY –  Yellowstone National Park is honored to host for a second year the Lighting of Teepees, a collaborative effort with Pretty Shield Foundation and Rocky Mountain Tribal Leaders Council. From Aug. 1-7, visitors to the park are invited to view the teepees at the Roosevelt Arch in Gardiner, Montana, and learn about the historic and continued presence of American Indian Tribes in the Yellowstone region. The Lighting of Teepees: An Era of Unity and Inclusivity will include seven installed teepees that will be illuminated nightly at sunset. It will be free and open to the public. A sincere thank you to all the event...

  Yellowstone Tribal Heritage Center opens for second season       Mason Runs Through (Assiniboine) engaging with Yellowstone Tribal Heritage Center visitors.       YF / Alyssa McGeeley MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY – On Wednesday, May 17, 2023, the  Yellowstone Tribal Heritage Center  opens to the public for the season. Located in the Old Faithful area, the Yellowstone Tribal Heritage Center is a space where Indigenous artists, scholars and presenters from the 27  associated Tribes  of Yellowstone National Park directly engage with visitors through demonstrations and discussions. Now in its second year, the center is a partnership between the National Park Service and Yellowstone Forever, with Tribal consultation. During the 2023 season, 37 presenters from 18 associated Tribes will directly engage with Yellowstone visitors through formal and informal education. Presentations will include photography, beadwork, moccasin making, dancing, s...