Celebrate Sedona's iconic landscape and Native American pictography with VVAC and world-renowned Archaeologist, Peter J. Pilles Jr. Join us for a lovely lunch and an engaging presentation at the Courtyard by Marriott located in West Sedona. Pilles will present:

Kinyuriki of the Wipukpaia

The Red Rock Country around Sedona has long been the home of the Wiupukpaia – “the people at the foot of the red rocks”. Their relationship to the land is reflected by the many places and rock formations that are associated with their origin tradition and the exploits of Skataka’amche, a being anthropologists would identify as a “culture hero”. A culture hero typically teaches people the things they need to know in order to survive, kills monsters that threatened humans, creates features on the landscape, and other feats. The rock shelters and canyons of the Red Rock country are filled with pictographs created over the centuries by the people of many different cultures. Among them are recurrent elements and designs that are recognized by the Yavapai. Many of these resemble attributes of Skataka’amche and his interactions with other inhabitants of the region, as recorded in Yavapai traditions. This presentation will illustrate the pictography believed to represent the Yavapai people and their stories about the Red Rock country.

Tickets are $60 per person (includes admission, lunch, and gratuity)

Lunch Menu:

Chicken Piccata with mushrooms and artichokes

Vegetarian penne pasta

Roasted Tuscan vegetables

Classic Caesar salad

Garlic Bread

Dessert 

Beverages:

Iced Tea

Coffee

Water

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Event Address

Courtyard by Marriott Sedona

4105 W State Rte 89A

Sedona, AZ 86336