Hubbell Trading Post is back at Bandelier National Monument this weekend for the first time since 2019. The event continues on Sunday, May 19, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and features hundreds of handcrafted Navajo rugs and jewelry from the Trading Post. Weaving demonstrations by Tonita Yazzie (above) and rug talks by Navajo trader Wallace James, Jr. at 11 a.m. and 2 p,m. are part of the event. Western National Parks Association, a nonprofit education partner of the National Park Service, supports parks across the West, developing products, services, and programs that enhance the visitor experience, understanding, and appreciation of national parks. Courtesy photo

A visitor checks out the Navajo jewelry on display Saturday at Bandelier National Monument .Saturday. Visitors on Sunday will continue to experience the culture and heritage of the Navajo people with hundreds of handcrafted Navajo rugs and jewelry straight from Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site, a Western National Parks Association partner park and the oldest continuously operating trading post in the Southwest. The rugs and jewelry will be set up between the Park Store and Sirphey Cafe in the main Frijoles Canyon area. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com.

Wendy, a staff member of the Western National Parks Association, an official non-profit partner of the National Park Service, which is dedicated to supporting the educational mission of Bandelier National Monument. A variety of styles and colors of Navajo rugs will remain on display Sunday. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com