Hunter Old Elk

About Hunter Old Elk

Hunter Old Elk (Crow & Yakama) of the Plains Indian Museum at the Buffalo Bill Center of the West, grew up on the Crow Indian Reservation in Southeastern Montana. Old Elk earned a bachelor's degree in art with a focus on Native American history at Mount St. Mary’s University in Maryland. Old Elk uses museum engagement through object curation, exhibition development, social media, and education to explore the complexities of historic and contemporary Indigenous culture. She is especially inspired by the stories of Native American women who lived and thrived on the Plains. Facebook/ Instagram: @plainsindianmuseum

Protect Our Indigenous Sisters

May 5, 2021 by Hunter Old Elk

Women-led, the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls Movement (MMIWG) increases awareness for staggering violence, disappearances, and exploitation against Indigenous peoples, especially women.

Medicine Wheel

Sacred Sites, Places, & Landscapes: All You Need To Know

September 18, 2020 by Hunter Old Elk

Sacred landscapes are the foundation of cultural resilience. Stories of sacred environments are weaved into the cosmologies, world views, and cultural practices of Indigenous peoples. Indigenous groups’ religious, spiritual, medicinal, […]

St. Labre exhibit, Fall 2019 (detail)

Show Me Something Old: St. Labre Museum Studies Class, Fall 2019

November 21, 2019 by Hunter Old Elk

In the fifteenth fall, the Plains Indian Museum hosted high school students, tribal elders, and instructors from St. Labre Indian School in Ashland, Montana. The student’s fall visit is part […]

Artists-in-Residence Robert Martinez, John Hitchcock, and John Pepion demonstrate award-winning artistic styles

July 15, 2019 by Hunter Old Elk

In the months of July and August visitors to the Buffalo Bill Center of the West’s Plains Indian Museum have the opportunity to interact with award-winning artists Robert Martinez, John […]

38th Annual Plains Indian Museum Powwow Winners

June 19, 2019 by Hunter Old Elk

In our 38th year, the first Center Powwow was held on the top of a flatbed trailer as a dancer demonstration. Today, we are the premier powwow hosted by a […]

St. Labre Museum Studies Class: Spring 2019

April 17, 2019 by Hunter Old Elk

“Looking at old pictures had also opened my mind up to do more research about my ancestors. Bringing back new ideas and new thoughts from the museum helped me want […]