First Peoples Festival
January 12, 2024 VIP Dinner
January 13 & 14, 2024 Indigenous Vendor Market & Workshops
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.
Estes Park First Peoples Festival will take place on Saturday, January 13 through Sunday, January 14, 2024, indoors at the Estes Park Events Complex.
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.
Estes Park First Peoples Festival will take place on Saturday, January 13 through Sunday, January 14, 2024, indoors at the Estes Park Events Complex.
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.
Indigenous Inspired Dinner
Hémėseestse! 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 are limited, be a part of this special event.
2024 Sponsorship Opportunities
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Whose Land Am I On?
First things first. Text your address to 907-312-5085 to find out which Indigenous lands you’re living on or visiting. Maybe you live on Munsee Lenape land in Brooklyn. Maybe you’re crossing the Golden Gate Bridge on overlapping territories of the Ramaytush, Ohlone, and Muwekma tribes. Or perhaps you’re hiking the mountains of Colorado on Cheyenne land. The text bot you’re using is based on the data from Native Land, an open-source platform where users can learn about the Indigenous territories, languages, and treaties that surround them. Since 2015, the interactive map has added to the accessibility of a complex history that is helping nonnatives and natives alike reconcile with a tumultuous past in order to create a more just future.
Kick-Off Events
Free Events at Eagle Plumes 9853 CO-7, Allenspark, CO 80510
Sept. 8, 2023 Toast the Ghost - Remembering Charlie Eagle Plume
Sept. 12, 2023 Traditional Lakota Quillwork Demo by Cecelia Bull Bear
Sept. 12, 2023 Handcrafted Jewelry & Beadwork by Ring Mountain Designs
July 29, 2023 Painted northern Cheyenne Tipis with Wayne Strange Owl
July 29, 2023 Ledger Paintings & Prints with Alaina Buffalo Spirit
July 1 - 6, 2023 Annual Piles of Pawn Historic Southwestern Jewelry
Free Events at Rocky Mountain National Park Beaver Meadows Visitor Center
Sept. 10, 2023 Northern Plans Music and Dance
Sept. 9, 2023 Northern Plains Music and Dance
Sept. 9, 2023 Northern Plains Music and Dance
Date to be Announced Soon - United Indigenous Dancers
Date to be Announced Soon - Lakota Star Knowledge Presentation - FREE
Sept. 8, 2023 Toast the Ghost - Remembering Charlie Eagle Plume
Sept. 12, 2023 Traditional Lakota Quillwork Demo by Cecelia Bull Bear
Sept. 12, 2023 Handcrafted Jewelry & Beadwork by Ring Mountain Designs
July 29, 2023 Painted northern Cheyenne Tipis with Wayne Strange Owl
July 29, 2023 Ledger Paintings & Prints with Alaina Buffalo Spirit
July 1 - 6, 2023 Annual Piles of Pawn Historic Southwestern Jewelry
Free Events at Rocky Mountain National Park Beaver Meadows Visitor Center
Sept. 10, 2023 Northern Plans Music and Dance
Sept. 9, 2023 Northern Plains Music and Dance
Sept. 9, 2023 Northern Plains Music and Dance
Date to be Announced Soon - United Indigenous Dancers
Date to be Announced Soon - Lakota Star Knowledge Presentation - FREE
Self-Investement Kick-Off Events
July 16, 2023 - Foraging with Richard Sherman - Ogalala Sioux - SOLD OUT
Richard T. Sherman was born and raised on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota and is a member of the Lakota-Oglala Sioux Tribe. He has worked most of his life on issues of fisheries, wildlife, buffalo management, ethnobotany, and Indigenous Stewardship. He has served the Tribe as a wildlife biologist, executive director, and board member of Oglala Sioux Parks and Recreation. He managed the tribal buffalo herd for more than 30 years. Sherman has a master's degree in regional planning.
Richard T. Sherman was born and raised on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota and is a member of the Lakota-Oglala Sioux Tribe. He has worked most of his life on issues of fisheries, wildlife, buffalo management, ethnobotany, and Indigenous Stewardship. He has served the Tribe as a wildlife biologist, executive director, and board member of Oglala Sioux Parks and Recreation. He managed the tribal buffalo herd for more than 30 years. Sherman has a master's degree in regional planning.
Rapid City Journal Photo by Josh Morgan
