Tribal Events

Gojiiya Feast Day

September 14th & 15th

Gojiiya is a ceremonial time for the Jicarilla people. Central to the thanksgiving feast is a traditional relay race between the Llanero Clan (Red clan) Plainsman and the Ollero Clan (White clan) Mountain pottery makers. Gojiiya ceremonial grounds are located 17 miles south of Dulce, at Stone Lake.

 

Little Beaver Round-Up

Third weekend in July

Little Beaver is the highlight of the summer season and includes a parade, rodeo, pow-wow, carnival, pony express, outdoor concerts and many more activities.

Jicarilla Day Pow-Wow

Weekend after February 10th.

The Jicarilla Day Pow-wow celebrates the establishment of the Jicarilla Apache Reservation on February 10, 1887 and our enduring Jicarilla Apache Culture.

Jicarilla Cultural Arts & Heritage Center
P.O. Box 507 
Dulce, New Mexico 87528

Highway 64 located next to the
Jicarilla Shopping Center at the
4 way stop

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