Grand Village of the Natchez Indians

Join us for a Grape Dumplings Cooking Demo at noon on Saturday, July 29, at the Grand Village of the Natchez Indians. Rebekah Scott, a descendant of Creek and Cherokee ancestry, will lead a cooking demonstration featuring grape dumplings. This traditional food is enjoyed at many gatherings in Native American communities today. For more information, email info@natchezgrandvillage.com, or call 601-446-6502.

Campers ages seven to nine will walk nature trails, play games like chunkey and archery, and create unique crafts to take home during Discovery Week Summer Camp at the Grand Village of the Natchez Indians from 9 a.m. to noon on June 19–23. Native American demonstrators will also provide special presentations.

Campers will walk nature trails, play games like chunkey and archery, and create unique crafts to take home during Discovery Week Summer Camp at the Grand Village of the Natchez Indians from 9 a.m. to noon on June 12–16 and June 19–23. Native American demonstrators will also provide special presentations.

Join us for Stickball and Social Dancing at 3:30 p.m. on Friday, March 24, at the Grand Village of the Natchez Indians. Stickball is a traditional game of the native people of the Eastern Woodlands and is played by such tribes as the Natchez, Choctaw, Chickasaw, Muscogee, and Cherokee. Music and dance are important forms of expression for some native peoples, and these living traditions serve to ensure that cultural heritage continues to thrive for future generations. This program is free and open to the public.

Join us for Banaha Bread Cooking Demonstration at the Grand Village of the Natchez Indians on Saturday, February 18, at noon. Tamela Solomon of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians will lead the cooking demonstration. Banaha bread is a traditional food from the Choctaw people made with corn meal and served at traditional gatherings. This program is free and open to the public. For more information, visit info@natchezgrandvillage.com, or call 601-446-6502.

Join us for Stories By The Fire on Saturday, January 21, at 4:30 p.m. at the Grand Village of the Natchez Indians. Emceed by Grand Village's historian Becky Anderson, this program will feature storytelling by Eli Langley of the Coushatta Tribe and Dan Isaac, a member of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw. A bonfire will also accompany this storytelling. For more information, email info@natchezgrandvillage.com, or call 601-446-6502.

Indigenous textile artist and fashion designer Tina Benevente will discuss how her heritage influences her work and share design examples at 6 p.m. on Friday, December 2, at the Grand Village of the Natchez Indians. 

For more information, visit info@natchezgrandvillage.com, or call 601-446-6502.

Join us for an open house at 9 am. on Saturday, December 3, at the Grand Village of the Natchez Indians. This open house will kick-start the three week long holiday sale at the Grand Village and will include Native American artisans demonstrating their products and a children's grab-and-go area focused on Native American style arts and crafts. Refreshments will be served.