Trinity Heritage Day

This Annual, Multicultural Event occurs in May and provides ample opportunities for Visitors to Touch History and learn about Nor Rel Muk Wintu, Chinese Immigrant, Hmong, and gold mining culture.

Events Calendar
Person wearing traditional indigenous attire with feathers, shells, and beads, standing behind a white picket fence during daytime in a garden.
Child dressed in a yellow costume with a lion mask, participating in a parade with other children in colorful costumes, outdoors on a sunny day.
A bear with a mask of animal fur and horns, with a lion cub on its back, outdoors on a sunny day, green trees and blue sky in the background.
An elderly man with a white beard, wearing a flat cap and a short-sleeved shirt, stands in a workshop next to a forge with glowing molten metal inside.
A display of colorful handmade jewelry, including necklaces, beads, and shell ornaments, is arranged on a red fabric table at an outdoor market.
A rustic wooden building labeled 'MUSEUM' with a porch and a sign on top that says 'BLACKSMITH' and 'THE SHOP,' sits along a sidewalk lined with trees and a nearby fire hydrant.
A group of women gather around a table with food and drinks outside the Joss House. Asian calligraphy artwork is displayed on the exterior wall. People are engaged in conversation and enjoying snacks.
A man sits on a black chair, intently carving a piece of animal hide with a tool. He is wearing glasses and a gray patterned T-shirt. A blue tarp covers the floor. There is a table behind him displaying additional animal hides.
A vintage horse-drawn wagon with white wheels and a maroon body sits in a wood-walled showroom. Signage indicates it traveled the historic wagon route between Weaverville and Redding.

The Nor-Rel-Muk Wintu Nation has traditionally kicked off the event with an Opening Ceremony in the Highland Art Center Meadow, 691 Main Street. The drums call people to join together in prayer, song, and dance. In years past, traditional dancing by the Bay Area the Inter Tribal Youth Connection Dancers has been featured throughout the day. 

​Traditional Arts and Culture will follow the ceremony providing FREE drop-in, hands-on craft workshops for all ages with guest artists and story tellers from the North State. Learn to flintknap, throw the atlatyl hunting spear, make jewelry, craft dream catchers, and play traditional stick games. Beverly Ogle and the Indian Boarding Schools have presented on Ishi at past Heritage Days. Consult the Events Calendar for a detailed schedule of this year’s offerings.

Up the lane, the Jake Jackson Museum blacksmiths forge metal works and staff outdoor exhibits. Experience the stamp mill, miner's cabin, and relics of our past.

Neighboring the museum is the oldest continuously used Chinese temple in California, the Weaverville Joss House State Historic Park. Distinguished by the Taoist temple, the park is laden with symbols of ancient deities, Chinese novelties, and speaks to the resilience of the human spirit by continuing to be a place of active worship. Tours and children’s activities will be offered.

Meet the Hmong who share the grounds in front of the Joss House. Learn of their migration to the states and Trinity County, their new United Cultural Center in Hayfork, and embroider a coaster in the style of their story quilts.