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.
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…
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…
Museum Minute: Dentalium Shell Dress
One day while working in the Plains Indian Museum collections, Hunter Old Elk, the curatorial assistant, found a very heavy box. “I…
Museum Minute: A Modern Pipe Bag
Lauren Good Day is Arikara Hidatsa Blackfeet and Plains Cree. Rebecca West, the curator of the Plains Indian Museum, said this diverse…
Museum Minute: Lakota American Motif Dress
Kate Fools Crow was Lakota and the wife of the renowned spiritual leader Frank Fools Crow. Kate made a dress sometime in the…
Museum Minute: “The Story Teller”
The Plains Indian Museum not only collects older artwork but also contemporary artwork. The museum has a piece of pottery by Rose…