Looking for unique holiday gifts? Need a dose of artistic inspiration? The
annual Native American Holiday Market at Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site
offers both from Friday, Nov. 27, through Sunday, Nov. 29.
More than 30 Native American artists, craftpersons and vendors will be
selling an incredible array of goods at the Collinsville historic site’s
interpretive center. Their work includes paintings, drawings, baskets,
beadwork, pottery, metal work, wood carvings, feather work, decorated gourds
and jewelry of all types. All items are Indian-made and most reflect some
aspect of native culture.
The artisans come from a variety of tribal affiliations, including Navajo,
Muscogee, Cherokee, Choctaw, Jemez, Mohawk, Ottawa, Chippewa, Miami, Hopi,
Zuni, Oneida, San Felipe, Meskwaki and Chickasaw.
Crafts and artwork in all price ranges will be available.
The event runs from noon to 5 p.m. on Friday, and from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on
Saturday and Sunday. There is no admission fee, but donations of $7 for adults,
$5 for seniors, $2 for students and $15 for families are suggested.
Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site, administered by the Illinois Historic
Preservation Agency, is just eight miles from downtown St. Louis, in
Collinsville, Illinois, off Interstates 55-70 (Exit 6) and Interstate 255 (Exit
24) on Collinsville Road. The site is closed on Mondays and Tuesdays but open
Wednesday through Sunday.