Cultural Performances Program
Saturday & Sunday, March 3 & 4
Visit our Cultural Performers Bio page or click on the artist's name below to learn more.
Amphitheater Stage
Master of Ceremonies -Dennis Bowen, Sr. (Seneca)
Sound Engineer - William Eaton, Wisdom Tree Music
Northern Drum - Thunder Springs led by Lamon Barehand(Hopi/Pima)
Arena Director - Eric Manuelito (Diné)
11:00 a.m. Opening Ceremony
Presentation of the Colors: First Nations Warrior Society, Mike Smith (Diné), President
Native American Flag Song: Thunder Springs Northern Drum Group
Blessing: Crystal Littleben, the 71st Naabeehó Bich’eeke’ (Miss Navajo)
Remarks: 2018 Fair Chair Shelley Mowry and Heard Museum Director & CEO David M. Roche
12:00 p.m. The Cha'Bii'Tu Apache Crown Dancers
1:00 p.m. Tony Duncan (Apache, Arikara and Hidatsa)
2:00 p.m. Kenneth Shirley (Diné), Indigenous Enterprises
3:00 p.m. Moontee Sinquah (Hopi/Tewa/Choctaw)
3:50 p.m. SUNDAY ONLY Closing Ceremony
Steele Auditorium
Storytelling and Crafts with Violet Duncan (Plains Cree and Taino)
10am, 12pm and 2pm - Storytelling
11am, 1pm, and 3pm - Crafts
Courtyard Stage
Performances sponsored by Canyon Records.