A celebration of Indigenous culture, art, music, language, oral traditions, and much more.

This event celebrates Indigenous culture, art, music, language, oral traditions, and much more. Shop from cultural vendors from various tribal affiliations across the country, listen to live music performances, and enjoy traditional dances, singers, and drumming. Learn about the Indigenous Connection to the Estes Valley and Rocky Mountain National Park, and take part in cultural demonstrations and workshops.

Vendors from tribes all over the country will be here. You can shop Traditional Acoma Pottery, Iroquois Beadwork and Quillwork, Navajo Jewelry, Birchbark Work, Caribou Antler Art, Ledger Art, Sand Drawings, Handmade Flutes, Handmade Drums, Wood Carvings, Sweet Grass, Sculptures, Ribbon Skirts and more.

Estes Park has partnered with Nico Strange Owl to bring the First Peoples Festival to Estes Park. Nico Strange Owl is a member of the Northern Cheyenne Tribe of Montana and has worked with Indigenous art and artists over the past forty years. She is the current owner of Eagle Plume’s, a historic trading post at the base of Long’s Peak near Allenspark, Colorado. She has also worked as a beadworker, an appraiser, and a consultant of Native art, worked with museums, operated galleries, and has been in the art business all her life. She is also the descendant of Sand Creek Massacre survivors and is truly home in Colorado.

Schedule of Events

January 12, 2024

5:00pm-9:00pm: VIP Dinner

Hém?seestse! means, "Let's Eat" in the Cheyenne Language. Purchase your tickets to this special Indigenous-Inspired Dinner at Twin Owls Steakhouse which will take place on Friday, January 12, 2024. Enjoy amazing performances, a participatory sweet grass offering, and a blessing by a Northern Cheyenne Elder before you dive into a meal you will never forget. Mingle with our indigenous demonstrators, educators, and workshop teachers. Tickets on sale soon and are limited. Be a part of this special event.

January 13 & 14, 2024

Indigenous Vendor Market & Workshops

Learn Quillwork with Cecelia Bernice Bull Bear
?Saturday, January 13, 9:00 - Noon
Sunday, January 14, 9:00 - Noon

Date: January 12-14, 2024

Time:
January 12, 2024 from 5:00pm-9:00pm
January 13, 2024 from 9:00am to 5:00pm
January 14, 2024 from 9:00am to 4:00pm

Location:
Estes Park Events Complex,
1125 Rooftop Way,
Estes Park, CO 80517.

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