Mesa Verde Tribal Cultures Center

Currently, there is no connection shown in Mesa Verde between the culture of the Ancestral Puebloans and the 24 modern-day Native American Tribes historically, culturally and geographically affiliated with the park.

Far View Visitor Center
Future Home of Mesa Verde Tribal Cultures Center

When the new Mesa Verde Visitor and Research Center is complete, visitor center functions will move from Far View Visitor Center to the new facility, creating a unique opportunity for Mesa Verde.

Historic Far View Visitor Center will undergo a creative renovation into a Tribal Cultures Center and Dance Plaza. The Center will celebrate the affiliated tribes’ contemporary cultures and provide an enhanced understanding of the linkage between the Ancestral Puebloans and the tribes, including:

Exhibits on contemporary Pueblos and Tribes
Native American artwork display and artisan demonstrations
Dance Plaza for Native American ceremonies, dance, storytelling, seminars, etc.
Tribal culture and language preservation, including seminars and demonstrations on Puebloan life skills, such as pottery making and firing, hide tanning, blanket making, traditional agriculture, flint knapping, etc.
Bookstore / gift shop featuring publications by and about Native American cultures and products produced by affiliated tribes

The Mesa Verde Foundation is funding the Tribal Cultures Center renovation.
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