Plains Indian Museum
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.
Center of the West announces release of extraordinary Plains Indian book
The headline read: “Buffalo Bill Center of the West receives important Plains Indian collection.” About the collection, then Plains Indian Museum Curator…
Museum Minute: Commodity Cheese Box
Native American women used whatever materials they had to create objects. Hunter Old Elk, the curatorial assistant of the Plains Indian Museum,…
37th Annual Plains Indian Museum Powwow Winners
In our 37th year, the first Center Powwow was held on the top of a flatbed trailer as a dancer demonstration. Today,…
“Plains Indian Buffalo Cultures: Art from the Paul Dyck Collection” by Emma I. Hansen
BOOK NEWS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Plains Indian Buffalo Cultures: Art from the Paul Dyck CollectionBy Emma I. Hansen Emma I. Hansen signs…
Museum Minute: A Vest Tells the Story of Its Owner
When a museum receives a mass donation of artifacts, it’s up to the museum staff to document every single object. And this…
New Exhibit Focuses on Modern Northern Plains Artists
The Plains Indian Museum partnered with the Creative Indigenous Collective (CIC). A group of Northern Plains indigenous artists created the collective to…