Originally published in Points West magazineSummer 2018 Lies and Legends of Montana Bill, Part 1 By Tom F. Cunningham Wild West Echoes in Glasgow Of all the myriad objects in the collections of the Buffalo Bill Center of the West, by no means the most valuable—but certainly amongst the most perplexing—is an undated newspaper cutting. […]
Originally published in Points West magazineSummer 2020 Sacred Seeds: A Journey to the Past to Chart a New Future By Michaela Jones When a longtime mentor and friend asked Taylor Keen what he was doing to protect his corn, he could only reply: “Do what?” For Keen, a member of the Omaha Tribe and Cherokee […]
Originally published in Points West magazineFall/Winter 2014 Rough Riding with Buffalo Bill’s Wild West By Tom F. Cunningham As organized in 1891, Buffalo Bill’s Wild West had 640 “eating members.” There were 20 German soldiers, 20 English soldiers, 20 United States soldiers, 12 Cossacks, and 6 Argentine Gauchos, which with the old reliables, 20 Mexican […]
Originally published in Points West magazineSpring 2019 The Life and Work of Will James By Nicole Todd The life of Will James is one of both mystery and mayhem. His work, however, tells the story of a life he was meant to live. Born Joseph Ernest Nephtali Dufault on June 6, 1892, in the Québec […]
Diverse Cultures of the Northern Plains Indian Peoples: Adversity and Renewal Themes of adversity and renewal have been of great importance to Plains Indian peoples in the past and the present, and will continue to be into the future. In this post, uncover more about the importance of material and spiritual cultures of Plains peoples […]
Diverse Cultures of the Northern Plains Indian Peoples: Honor and Celebration Ceremonies have been important to Plains Indian life in the past and continue to be in the present. In this post, uncover more about the importance of celebration and ceremonies as you learn about activities and rituals unique to each stage of life, from […]