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.
38th Annual Plains Indian Museum Powwow Winners
In our 38th year, the first Center Powwow was held on the top of a flatbed trailer as a dancer demonstration. Today,…
Center of the West invites all to celebrate the 38th Annual Plains Indian Museum Powwow
The Plains Indian Museum’s 38th annual Powwow takes place Saturday and Sunday, June 15–16, 2019, in the Robbie Powwow Garden at the…
Museum Minute: The Burden Basket
The Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation, also known as the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Great Plains were known for being horticultural…
Museum Minute: Transformation of Sioux Florals
The Dakota people are well-known for their use of florals in their embroidery. Around the 1870s, they depicted abstract natural world scenes…
St. Labre Museum Studies Class: Spring 2019
“Looking at old pictures had also opened my mind up to do more research about my ancestors. Bringing back new ideas and…
Powwow Vendor Spaces available for the 38th annual Plains Indian Museum Powwow
Visitors to the Buffalo Bill Center of the West’s annual Plains Indian Museum Powwow each June are not only awed by the…