Reporting from the Center of the West

ThroughWyoming Public Media logo a creative collaboration between the Buffalo Bill Center of the West and Wyoming Public Media, Multimedia Journalist Kamila Kudelska reports about the American West from Cody, Wyoming. Her stories—which include blog posts, audio, and video—can be heard on Wyoming Public Radio, and are also found on Wyoming Public Media’s website as well as right here on the Buffalo Bill Center of the West’s website.

This unique partnership is made possible through the generosity of the Hal R. and Naoma J. Tate Foundation.

Below, explore Kamila’s fascinating stories on contemporary issues in the American West along with its art, history, culture, and much more. She’s on the scene…

…Reporting from the Center of the West.


Cody Bell, with his hair in buns, at a National Guard encampment in 1909. MS 294 William A. Bell Family Collection, McCracken Research Library. P.294.0030 (detail)
October 17, 2019

Museum Minute: A $10,000 Deal

When Leonard Cody Bell (not related) was nine years old, Buffalo Bill Cody offered him $10,000 if he would keep his hair…

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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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September 30, 2019

Museum Minute: How Wounds Can Help Tell a Story

Late in the spring a couple years back, Leslie Patten went hiking and came upon something pretty spectacular. When she looked more…

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September 13, 2019

Museum Minute: What the Deadwood Stagecoach Stands for in History

In 1876, at the height of the Black Hills Gold Rush, a stagecoach route began between Cheyenne, Wyoming and Deadwood, South Dakota.   The Buffalo…

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September 10, 2019

Museum Minute: Choosing of the Arrow

When a visitor enters the Whitney Western Art Museum one sculpture might confuse the visitor. Choosing of the Arrow by Henry Kirke…

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Burton Machine Rifle, Win MG 1918 30-06 cal, ca. 1919. Gift of Olin Corporation, Winchester Arms Collection. 1988.8.104
September 3, 2019

Museum Minute: A Rifle Ahead of Its Time

The Cody Firearms Museum has a machine rifle gun from the early part of the last century that was ahead of its…

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