About Us

The Navajo Village Heritage Center exists to give the people of the world the opportunity to meet Navajos and learn about their culture and traditions. We offer an entertaining adventure, a chance to learn new things and meet the Navajo people. We extend an invitation for you to visit us. We are a family oriented attraction, and welcome people of all ages.

“Navajo” is the word used to refer to the largest tribe of American Indians in the United States. We call ourselves Dine’, which means “from no surface to a surface.” You will learn what that means and why the worlds knows us as Navajos when you visit the Navajo Village Heritage Center.

The Dine’ do not live in villages. The Navajo Village is an authentic recreation of a traditional Navajo homesite, consisting of female hoghans, male hoghans, a bread oven, a sweat lodge, and shade houses.

We have silversmiths, weavers, and other presenters who will demonstrate for your the lifestyle of the Dine’; how we live and have lived in this high desert country for centuries; what we eat, how we grow and cook our food. You will learn the principles of walking in beauty, something every Dine’ strives for and often achieves. Our family looks forward to hosting your family.

Our historians and presenters have worked with the Navajo Nation to allow people from all across the world experience the Navajo people in an educational exhibit titled, “Discover Navajo” during the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympics.