Yellowstone Tribal Heritage Center

Yellowstone Tribal Heritage Center

NPS / Jacob W. Frank

Quick Facts

Location:

Old Faithful

Amenities

2 listed

Historical/Interpretive Information/Exhibits, Wheelchair Accessible

The Yellowstone Tribal Heritage Center highlights Native American artists, scholars, and presenters, providing an opportunity for Indigenous peoples to directly engage visitors through formal and informal education. The Yellowstone Tribal Heritage Center is centrally located between Old Faithful Lodge and Old Faithful Visitor Education Center.

Operating Dates

Typically open daily from late-May through mid-October. See the website for current season dates. Hours and dates are subject to change.

Accessibility

The building is wheelchair-accessible. 

History

In 2022, Yellowstone National Park commemorated 150 years as the world’s first national park. Yellowstone Forever and the National Park Service recognize that prior to being established as a national park, Yellowstone was the home of—and is still culturally significant to—many Tribal Nations.

The Yellowstone Tribal Heritage Center is a space where Indigenous artists, scholars and presenters from the 27 associated Tribes of Yellowstone National Park directly engage with visitors through formal and informal education. The center is a partnership between the National Park Service and Yellowstone Forever, with Tribal consultation.

The building was the first photography store and studio opened in 1884 by Frank J. Haynes, providing millions of the park’s first visitors with now-famous photographs and postcards. It was restored in 2012.