On Saturday May 10th at 10:00 a.m. at the Sedona Heritage Museum, representatives of the Yavapai-Apache Nation (YAN) will make a two-hour presentation about current tribal culture and history of tribal traditions.

Yavapai-Apache Nation to present at Sedona Heritage Museum on May 10

Sedona, AZ - May 1, 2008 - The Sedona Historical Society is hosting the next in their 2008 series of Living History presentations on Saturday May 10th at 10:00 a.m. at the Sedona Heritage Museum.

This special two-hour edition of the series will be a presentation by representatives of the Yavapai-Apache Nation (YAN) about current tribal culture and history of tribal traditions.

Attendees will hear about ceremonial traditions, practices, meanings and purposes along with learning how grandmothers help to perpetuate traditions, skills and crafts of the Yavapai-Apache Nation.

Monica Marquez, YAN Preservation and Cultural Director and Delores Plunkett from the YAN Cultural Center will lead the presentations and young members of the Nation will provide a program of dance demonstrations. Traditional dress will be displayed and explained along with a display of baskets and other crafts. During the program, there will even be a chance to learn about agave harvesting and preparation with samples of agave available for tasting.

The YAN Cultural Center’s mission is to provide classes and programs that help to preserve tribal culture. One of the notable achievements of this program is the first dictionary of the Apache language.

After the presentation, a new exhibit provided by the YAN Cultural Center will be available in the Sedona Heritage Museum main room for viewing. This exhibit will be on display until September. Presenters will be available after their presentation for questions and refreshments will be served.

Everyone is welcome to join the Sedona Historical Society for this presentation. This is a free event.

Every year, the Sedona Historical Society presents a series of Living History talks. Scheduled 2008 topics include, area volcanic action, local archeology issues, women’s perspective of and role in area ranching, and other history themes. Speakers will include descendants of pioneers, long-time residents with historical stories to share or other story-tellers about history. The Sedona Historical Society also operates the Sedona Heritage Museum. The Museum is located at 735 Jordan Road in Uptown Sedona and is open daily 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. For more information on Living History or the Museum, call 928-282-7038.

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