Revealing how Plains Indians traversed the Washakie WildernessBy Alyssa Rina and Kate Breitenstein At the Buffalo Bill Center of the West (The Center), Conservation interns Alyssa Rina, Kate Breitenstein, Sarah […]
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.
Center of the West announces release of extraordinary Plains Indian book
The headline read: “Buffalo Bill Center of the West receives important Plains Indian collection.” About the collection, then Plains Indian Museum Curator Emma I. Hansen said, “Consisting primarily of many […]
Museum Minute: Commodity Cheese Box
Native American women used whatever materials they had to create objects. Hunter Old Elk, the curatorial assistant of the Plains Indian Museum, came across a very square, beaded box. The […]
37th Annual Plains Indian Museum Powwow Winners
In our 37th year, the first Center Powwow was held on the top of a flatbed trailer as a dancer demonstration. Today, we are the premier powwow hosted by a […]
“Plains Indian Buffalo Cultures: Art from the Paul Dyck Collection” by Emma I. Hansen
BOOK NEWS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Plains Indian Buffalo Cultures: Art from the Paul Dyck CollectionBy Emma I. Hansen Emma I. Hansen signs copies of her highly anticipated book on Thursday, […]
Museum Minute: A Vest Tells the Story of Its Owner
When a museum receives a mass donation of artifacts, it’s up to the museum staff to document every single object. And this is what happened when the Plains Indian Museum […]
