2025 Heritage Festival Awards
First Place Jewelry and Best of Show Winner | Old Style Squash Blossom Necklace by Trent Lee-Anderson (Diné)
MNA Spirit Award | Matrilineage, Clanship Morning Prayers by Corey Begay (Diné)
Second Place Jewelry | Boujee Native—pink coral and lapis ring—by Jonathan Mike (Diné)
Honorable Mention Jewelry | Cuttlebone Cast Bracelet with Lone Mountain Turquoise, by Jonah Hill (Quechan/Hopi)
Honorable Mention Jewelry | Apache Mountain Bolo by Jerry Whagado (Yavapai/Apache)
First Place Weavings and Textiles | Teec Nos Pose Rug by Emily Malone (Diné)
Second Place Weavings and Textiles | Germantown Rug by Charlene Laughing (Diné)
Honorable Mention Weavings and Textiles | Seasons Rug by Mona Laughing (Diné)
Honorable Mention Weavings and Textiles | Sheep Rug by Emily Malone (Diné)
First Place Pottery and Ceramics | Old Ways by Ramon Howato (Hopi)
Second Place Pottery and Ceramics | Harvesting by Nancy Yazzie (Diné)
Honorable Mention Pottery and Ceramics | Horn Tode Cheii Grandfather by Damon Tso (Diné)
Honorable Mention Pottery and Ceramics | Dragon Flies Above Water by Damon Tso (Diné)
First Place Sculpture | Shush by Ahnesah Clark (Diné)
Second Place Sculpture | Navajo Treasure Box by Leon Martinez (Diné)
Honorable Mention Sculpture | Lost Lamb by Alfred Boyd (Diné)
First Place Basketry | Dawa (Sun) by Kathryn Kooyahoema (Hopi)
Second Place Basketry | Star Galaxy Pootsaya by Iva Honyestewa (Hopi)
Honorable Mention Basketry | Deer Migration by Kathryn Kooyahoema (Hopi)
Honorable Mention Basketry | Angwushahihii (Raven Bride) by Jessica Lomatewama (Hopi)
First Place Woodworks | Wuhasiu—White Ogre by Cory Ahownewa (Hopi)
Second Place Woodworks | Tokotska (Black Bird) by Ron Honyouti (Hopi)
Honorable Mention Woodworks | Horse Chief Song by Steve Darden (Diné-Cheyenne)
First Place Personal Attire and Accessories | Vintage Horse Head Stall by Leon Martinez (Diné)
Second Place Personal Attire and Accessories | Tawa Bowguard by Ron Honyouti (Hopi)
Honorable Mention Personal Attire and Accessories | Cheyenne Medicine Pouch by Steve Darden (Diné-Cheyenne)
First Place 2-D Fine Art | Sisters by Keith W. Smith Jr (Diné)
Second Place 2-D Fine Art | Winter Dance by Edward Whitethorne (Diné)
Honorable Mention 2-D Fine Art | Keeping the Balance by David K. John (Diné)
Honorable Mention 2-D Fine Art | Rhythms of the Cornfield by Sikuyva Dawavendewa (Hopi)
First Place Photography, Printmaking, and Digital Arts | Woven Landscape: Twighlight at Tse Bit 'ai by Darby Raymond-Overstreet (Diné)
Second Place Photography, Printmaking, and Digital Arts | Corn Boy by Creighton Hawk (Yakama/Hopi)
Honorable Mention Photography, Printmaking, and Digital Arts | Kii Pok' Mosaru Mana by Creighton Hawk (Yakama/Hopi)
Honorable Mention Photography, Printmaking, and Digital Arts | Frybread Girl by Creighton Hawk (Yakama/Hopi)
The annual Heritage Festival of Arts and Culture celebrates and showcases the work of Native American artists from across the Colorado Plateau. Each festival hosts a juried art competition open to the festival artists. Monetary awards are presented to first- and second-place winners in 11 categories. A Best of Show award is presented to the most exceptional entry in terms of skill, creativity, originality, and execution. The Spirit Award is given to the artwork that best represents the mission of the Museum of Northern Arizona.