Originally featured in Points West magazine in Summer 1998 Addie Sharp: A Forgotten Figure of the Turn-of-the-Century West By Marie Watkins, Guest Author Editor’s Note: Research for the article was […]
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.
How NAGPRA Works in Museums
The Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, or NAGPRA, and museums After NAGPRA was passed into law in 1990, museums, universities and federal institutions (under the umbrella of NAGPRA) […]
Recording the Spirit of a Culture – Points West Online
Originally published in Points West magazineSummer 2000 Recording the Spirit of a Culture By Rebecca S. WestCurator of Plains Indian Cultures and the Plains Indian Museum Frances Densmore is known […]
NEA awards $20,000 grant to Center of the West for Paul Dyck Collection catalogue
National Endowment for the Arts awards more than $27.6 million across nation Includes $20,000 awarded to the Buffalo Bill Center of the West This week, the National Endowment for the […]
Breaking down the sections of NAGPRA law
The NAGPRA Act has 15 sections, but only five need to be explained for the purpose of museum-to-tribe repatriation. Section 2 concerns terminology that becomes very important to tribal requests […]
St. Labre student visit to the Plains Indian Museum, Fall 2015
Seven students from St. Labre Indian School in Ashland, Montana―Donovan Wind, Victor Yarlott, Summer Tapelo, Bernadine Fisher, Trinity Rides The Bear, Preston Brady, and Justin Lyons―studied beadwork and learned essential […]