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Through its collections, exhibitions, and programs—shares information about the cultures, traditions and contemporary lives of Native peoples of the Great Plains. Our blog provides a glimpse into the topics we’re exploring.

Artist's rendition of the Season of Life Gallery, Plains Indian Museum.
March 30, 2018

The Plains Indian Museum: A Reinterpretation – Points West Online

Originally published in Points West magazineFall 1999 The Plains Indian Museum: A Reinterpretation By Emma I HansenCurator Emerita, Plains Indian Museum Ed….

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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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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
March 1, 2018

Treasures from Our West: Painting on muslin by White Swan

Originally featured in Points West magazine in Summer 2017 Painting on muslin by White Swan Crow warrior and Army Scout White Swan…

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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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Mummy Cave excavation, 1963-1964. MS 29 Mummy Cave Collection, McCracken Research Library. P.29.503
February 9, 2018

UW Students Travel To Cody To Research Ancient Perishable Materials

The University of Wyoming recently teamed up with the Center of the West in Cody to research archeological materials not typically found…

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December 1, 2017

Center of the West’s Hunter Old Elk accepts WESTAF Diversity Fellowship

Hunter C. Old Elk, curatorial assistant for the Buffalo Bill Center of the West’s Plains Indian Museum, was recently accepted into the…

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