Rebecca West

Named as the Center of the West's new Executive Director in April 2021, Rebecca West has served as Curator of Plains Indian Cultures, as well as the Collier-Read Director of Curatorial, Education, and Museum Services. Rebecca has worked with the people, objects, ideas, and programs that define the Plains Indian Museum at the Buffalo Bill Center of the West.

The Art in the Stone: Turquoise

July 8, 2015 by Rebecca West

This article was written by guest author Gene Waddell for the exhibition Adornment in the West: The American Indian as Artist. Gene is owner of Waddell Trading Company of Scottsdale, […]

St. Labre Visit: Young Minds at Work

March 27, 2015 by Rebecca West

Six students from St. Labre Indian School in Ashland, Montana, recently visited the Buffalo Bill Center of the West and our Plains Indian Museum. The students—Trinity Rides the Bear, Deron […]

St. Labre Indian School visit

November 5, 2014 by Rebecca West

Five students from St. Labre Indian School in Ashland, Montana—Gracie Littlebird, Cedar Chase, Keanna Left Hand, Tommy Pretty Paint, and JC Roan—studied beadwork and learned essential museum practices by going […]

Powwow through the Lens

May 15, 2014 by Rebecca West

For 33 years, photographers have snapped countless images over the two days of the Plains Indian Museum Powwow. Some are spontaneous, others formal portraits of dancers or elaborate overviews of the […]

St. Labre Indian School Visit

March 28, 2014 by Rebecca West

On Thursday, March 27, 2014, the Buffalo Bill Center of the West welcomed six freshman students from the St. Labre Indian School in Ashland, Montana. The students (Taibree Bearchum, Kennington […]

Looking Back at Powwows Past

March 19, 2014 by Rebecca West

June in Cody, Wyoming is a vibrant time. The days are typically pleasant, with nights cool enough for a down jacket and a campfire. June is also Powwow time in […]