When Tim McCoy was eight years old, his father took him to a showing of Buffalo Bill’s Wild West. Tim dated his desire to be a Westerner from that point. […]
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.
The Center of the West’s Native Education Outreach Program
Over the past few years, the Buffalo Bill Center of the West has embarked on an ambitious education program that embraces the concept of Indian Education for All. The Center’s […]
Museum Minute: Lakota Tradition of Celebrating Childbirth
Hunter Old Elk, the curatorial assistant of the Plains Indian Museum, said when children come into this world, they are a new generation. “They are a new light and a […]
Protect Our Indigenous Sisters
Women-led, the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls Movement (MMIWG) increases awareness for staggering violence, disappearances, and exploitation against Indigenous peoples, especially women.
Museum Minute: A Toy Horse and Doll
Toys are a great example of how historians learn about people’s everyday lives. Hunter Old Elk, the Assistant Curator of the Plains Indian Museum, said a great example in the […]
Museum Minute: Spoon Exemplifies Quill Work
There are times when a curator of a museum may decide not to keep an object that came in with a larger collection. That’s because of the damage or quality […]
