Hunter Old Elk

March 22, 2018

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….

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February 23, 2018

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…

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November 29, 2017

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…

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November 21, 2017

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,…

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Mee-nah-tsee-us (White Swan) (ca. 1851–1904). Apsaalooke (Crow), Montana. Painting, ca. 1887. Muslin, pencil, ink, watercolor, 37.25 x 70.5 inches. The Paul Dyck Plains Indian Buffalo Culture Collection, acquired through the generosity of the Dyck family and additional gifts of the Nielson Family and the Estate of Margaret S. Coe. NA.702.40
October 19, 2017

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…

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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…

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