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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.

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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November 29, 2017

Hunter Old Elk receives prestigious diversity fellowship

“Democracy demands wisdom and vision in its citizens. It must therefore foster and support a form of education, and access to the…

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November 21, 2017

St. Labre Fall 2017 Visit

In the thirteenth fall, the Plains Indian Museum hosted high school students, tribal elders, and instructors from St. Labre Indian School in Ashland,…

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T.C. Cannon (1946-1978). "Buffalo Medicine Keeper," ca. 1974. Acrylic and oil on canvas. William E. Weiss Memorial Fund Purchase. 8.02
November 3, 2017

T.C. Cannon – Points West Online

Originally published in Points West magazineSummer 2004 T.C. Cannon: Challenging the Parameters Julie Coleman TachickFormer Curatorial Assistant, Whitney Western Art Museum T.C….

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Cradle. Vanessa Paukeigope Jennings, Kiowa and Apache, Fort Cobb, Oklahoma, 1996. Tanned Deerskin, rawhide, glass beads, wood, cotton cloth, metal, and pigments. Museum purchase with funds provided by the Pilot Foundation and Arthur Amiotte. NA.111.59
October 20, 2017

Paukeigope, An Artist of the Southern Plains – Points West Online

Originally published in Points West magazineSummer 2004 Paukeigope: An Artist of the Southern Plains By Emma HansenFormer Curator, Plains Indian Museum I…

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