It provides all necessary services and facilities for approximately 7,000 residents and thousands of visitors and sportsmen. For everyone who comes to Page, the welcome mat is always out. If there is anything we are more proud of than our scenery, it is our hospitality.

The Colorado River has shaped this rugged landscape that has been formed and layered by time, and in turn the landscape has shaped the lives of its inhabitants for thousands of years. Native voices have echoed through the Canyon since nearly 12,000 years ago with the arrival of the Paleo-Indians, followed by the Archaic, Basketmaker, Ancestral Puebloan(Kayenta and Virgin Branches), Cohonina, and Cerbat cultures. Today, the Havasupai, Hualapai, Hopi, Zuni, Navajo, Kaibab Band of Paiute Indians, Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah (representing the Shivwits Paiute), Las Vegas Paiute, Moapa Band of Paiute Indians, San Juan Southern Paiute, and Yavapai-Apache (representing the White Mountain, San Carlos, Yavapai and Tonto Nations), each have a unique history, tradition, and affiliation with this special place.

Your journey on the Colorado River will weave you through the past and present of American Indians living in and around the Grand Canyon. As you form your own connections to the river and the canyon, you will also be introduced to the fundamental ties between the resource and the American Indians from their perspectives.

We suggest you consider visiting the following sites prior to your trip for background information about the past and present American Indians affiliated with the Grand Canyon:

www.nps.gov/grca (Official Site for Grand Canyon National Park)
www.navajo.org (Official Site of the Navajo Nation)
www.desertusa.com (Information on the Desert Environment)
www.indiancountry.com (Indian Country Today, Online Newspaper)
www.hopi.nsn.us (Official Site of the Hopi Tribe)
www.havasupaitribe.com (Official Site of the Havasuapi Tribe)
http://www.itcaonline.com/tribes.html (Inter Tribal Council of Arizona)
http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/cultural/northamerica/anasazi.html (Ancestral Puebloans)
www.ashiwi.org (0fficial Site of the Zuni Tribe)
http://www.musnaz.org/ (Museum of Northern Arizona)

Preserving our Heritage Depends Upon Us
Please keep in mind that as a passenger with Wilderness River Adventures, you'll be required to abide by the rules and regulations of the National Park Service during your trip. It depends upon each one of us to help protect and preserve the natural and cultural (archeological) resources of the Park and adjacent American Indian tribal lands.
Please be aware:
o Possessing, destroying, injuring, defacing, removing, digging, or disturbing from its natural state natural, cultural, and archeological resources is prohibited.
o Walking on, climbing, entering, ascending, descending, or traversing an archaeological resource is prohibited.

Our guides look forward to sharing and interpreting the natural and cultural resources of the Park during your river trip. The interpretation will include American Indian perspectives on Park resources. As a group, we will take only pictures and leave only footprints.
To become more familiar with the natural and cultural resources found within Grand Canyon National Park, and how to preserve them, please visit the following sites:

www.nps.gov/grca (Official Site for Grand Canyon National Park)
www.grandcanyonassociation.org (Grand Canyon Association, Park Partner of Grand Canyon National Park)
www.grand.canyon.national-park.com/info.htm (Information on Grand Canyon National Park)
http://www.gcroa.org/ (Grand Canyon River Outfitters Association)
http://www.gcrra.org/ (Grand Canyon River Runner Association
http://www.lnt.org/ (Leave No Trace)