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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.

St. Labre exhibit, Fall 2019 (detail)
November 21, 2019

Show Me Something Old: St. Labre Museum Studies Class, Fall 2019

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

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Sunbonnet, Dakota (Sioux), Northern Plains, ca. 1900. Tanned deer hide, dyed porcupine quills, glass beads, canvas, silk ribbons. Plains Indian Museum Collection. NA.202.94 (detail)
November 11, 2019

Museum Minute: Preserving Objects

Museums carry objects that unfortunately are not meant to last forever. Rebecca West, the curator of the Plains Indian Museum, said a…

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Cradleboard, Salish, Plateau 1919. Wood, tanned hide, muslin, glass beads, cowrie shells, abalone shells, mother of pearl, brass Simplot Collection, Gift of J.R. Simplot; NA.111.57
October 10, 2019

Museum Minute: July 1919 Cradle Board

The Salish tribes in western Montana, Idaho and Washington made cradle boards to celebrate newborns. It’s a utilitarian object because it is…

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Parfleche sewing kit. NA.106.203
August 16, 2019

Museum Minute: A Smelly Surprise

The curator and curatorial assistant of the Plains Indian Museum once noticed an odd odor in one of the museum’s storage areas….

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July 15, 2019

Artists-in-Residence Robert Martinez, John Hitchcock, and John Pepion demonstrate award-winning artistic styles

In the months of July and August visitors to the Buffalo Bill Center of the West’s Plains Indian Museum have the opportunity…

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July 11, 2019

Museum Minute: Buffalo Moccasins

The Nez Perce Tribe historically was a nomadic tribe that roamed the Plains. The tribe is known for their use of color…

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