Points West Online
Welcome to Points West Online. In this blog we share articles from the Buffalo Bill Center of the West’s print magazine, Points West. Enjoy the full range of topics related to the West as we post stories from recent issues, and even delve into the archives from the past twenty years. And if you’re interested in receiving a printed copy of our magazine going forward, join our membership program—it’s one of the benefits!
Points West Online: Listening to the Golden Eagle: Fieldwork 2010
Originally published in Points West magazineFall 2010 Listening to the Golden Eagle: Fieldwork 2010 By Charles R. Preston, PhD In its second year in…
The Feathered Cape and Painted Proof – Points West Online
Originally published in Points West magazineSpring 1997 The Feathered Cape and Painted Proof: Stearns painting resolves mystery on origin of unusual feathered…
Kateri the Golden Eagle: Good as Gold – Points West Online
Originally published in Points West magazineSummer 2013 Kateri the Golden Eagle: Good as Gold By Melissa HillDraper Natural History Museum Assistant Curator and Raptor…
Sacred Lands – Points West Online
Originally published in Points West magazineSummer 2000 Sacred Lands By Emma I. HansenCurator Emerita, Plains Indian Museum “East of my grandmother’s house the sun rises…
The Industrious Women of the Upper Missouri River Tribes – Points West Online
Originally published in Points West magazineSummer 2000 “We cared for our corn in those days…” The Industrious Women of the Upper Missouri…
Twenty-five years celebrating the annual Plains Indian Museum Powwow – Points West Online
Originally published in Points West magazineSpring 2006 By Rebecca WestPlains Indian Museum Curator Editor’s note: On the eve of the 33rd Annual Plains…