Photo Gallery (U.S. National Park Service)

In 2019, two groups of Jicarilla Apache tribal members set up a large tipi beside the visitor center, demonstrated traditional clothing and crafts, did storytelling, and presented an evening of dance.

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Wearing colorful regalia, the Jicarilla Apache dance team smiles in front of the dunes after performances at the park amphitheater. The dunes are illuminated by early evening sunlight with patterns of light and shadow.

Jicarilla Apache Dance Group i...

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A Jicarilla Apache girl in colorful regalia dances in front of the dunes.

Jicarilla Apache Girl Dancing ...

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A Jicarilla Apache song leader sings and beats his hand drum in front of the dunes.

Jicarilla Apache Song Leader

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A Jicarilla Apache man who plays hand drum and sings pauses in front of the dunes between dance presentations at the park. He is wearing colorful regalia and a feathered headdress.

Jicarilla Apache Man in Front ...

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Jicarilla Apache dancers hold hands with visitors around the amphitheater as they move in a circle.

The Round Dance

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Two young Jicarilla Apache women each have five hoops spread out on their backs as they dance at the park amphitheater.

The Hoop Dance

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A Jicarilla Apache Elder lifts his hands while telling a traditional story within a tipi. Behind him are traditional clothing items.

Jicarilla Apache Elder Lifting...

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Junior Miss Jicarilla Apache wears colorful regalia and carries large feathers while dancing in front of the dunes.

Junior Miss Jicarilla Apache D...

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Two young Jicarilla Apache dancers join hands with visitors at the park amphitheater during the Round Dance.

The Round Dance

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A Jicarilla Apache girl in colorful regalia plays hand drum and sings in front of the dunes.

Jicarilla Apache Girl Playing ...

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Two Hoop Dancers weave hoops around their bodies as two other dancers watch from the side.

The Hoop Dance

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A Jicarilla Apache woman in traditional regalia stands beside a tipi in front of the dunes.

Jicarilla Apache Woman and Tip...

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A Jicarilla Apache woman and man in traditional colorful regalia pause between dance presentations at the park. The dunes loom in the background.

Jicarilla Apache Couple in Fro...

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A Jicarilla Apache Elder tells a story to visitors in a tipi. Traditional clothing is displayed behind him.

Jicarilla Apache Elder Storyte...

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A Jicarilla Apache woman and her son tell traditional stories to an audience at the visitor center.

Jicarilla Apache Storytellers

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A young Jicarilla Apache man in colorful regalia dances in front of the dunes while the song leader plays hand drum and sings.

Jicarilla Apache Dancer and So...

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A Jicarilla Apache woman in colorful regalia dances at the Park Amphitheater.

A Jicarilla Apache woman in co...

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Two young Jicarilla Apache women begin the Hoop Dance, carrying colorful hoops forward. In the background the song leader begins to play hand drum and sing.

The Hoop Dance

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A Jicarilla Apache woman in colorful regalia tells traditional stories.

Jicarilla Apache Woman Storyte...

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A young Jicarilla Apache dancer in colorful regalia steps and jumps while the song leader plays hand drum.

Jicarilla Apache Dancer

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