Hunter Old Elk

July 6, 2017

Indian Relay: America’s First Extreme Sport

Competition runs through the blood of Native American men and women. The insatiable need to push one’s body to athletic perfection is…

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June 29, 2017

36th Annual Plains Indian Museum Powwow Winners

The 36th Annual Plains Indian Museum weekend was a success. Our gratitude goes out to our dancers, drummers, sponsors, staff, and volunteers….

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June 2, 2017

June 2, 1924: 93 Years of Native American Citizenship

BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and house of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That all non…

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April 19, 2017

Tangled Up in Blue… Beads: St. Labre Indian School Spring Visit

“The blue popped, and I loved the teamwork we put into it. I’m proud of what we did and how we learned…

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April 7, 2017

Native American Servicemen and World War I

APRIL 6, 1917: UNITED STATES ENTERS WORLD WAR I In Plains Indian culture, military endeavors for men were considered one of the…

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December 29, 2016

127th Remembrance of the Wounded Knee Massacre

On this day, December 29, 1890, Chief Spotted Elk’s band of Mni Coujou Lakota and 38 Hunkpapa Sioux were intercepted by the…

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