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.
Indigenous Sounds in Indian Country
Native Americans and Canadian First Nations have rich connections with music through song and the use of instruments. Social gatherings in Indian…
Counting Coup on the Plains (and Overseas)
On the Plains, the feat of counting coup on enemies was an achievement that allowed warriors to gain different levels of prestige…
Native American Photography After the End of the Frontier – Points West Online
Originally published in Points West magazineSummer 2001 Native American Photography After the End of the Frontier By Nathan Bender, Former Housel Curator,…
Remington Among the Ute Indians – Points West Online
Originally published in Points West magazineSummer 2002 Remington Among the Ute Indians By Peter H. Hassrick, Director Emeritus and Senior Scholar Frederic…
St. Labre Indian School visit, 2016
St. Labre school visit to the Buffalo Bill Center of the West in April 2016. For the eleventh year, the Plains Indian…
Joe Medicine Crow (1913 – 2016)
History is not made simply by passages of entry and exit into this world. History is an accumulation of one’s life experiences…