Hunter Old Elk

Women Warriors: Indigenous Women of the 21st Century
“It doesn’t matter where you come from, you deserve to dream and have the same opportunities as anyone else. You are allowed….

Powwow Vendor Spaces available for the 37th Annual Plains Indian Museum Powwow
Visitors to the Buffalo Bill Center of the West’s annual Plains Indian Museum Powwow each June are not only awed by the…

Hunter Old Elk receives prestigious diversity fellowship
“Democracy demands wisdom and vision in its citizens. It must therefore foster and support a form of education, and access to the…
St. Labre Fall 2017 Visit
In the thirteenth fall, the Plains Indian Museum hosted high school students, tribal elders, and instructors from St. Labre Indian School in Ashland,…

Curly, a Crow Scout: Finding My Ancestors in a Center Photograph
One of the favorite aspects of my job is connecting living descendants of Plains culture with the objects and photographs of the…

Inside the Lodge: Plains Indian Tipis
“The tipi, also referred to as a lodge, represents the heart of Plains culture. It facilitated each tribe’s nomadic way of life…