Custer’s Last Stand was reenacted thousands of times in the Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show. A poster shows the classic image of Lakota, Cheyenne and Arapaho warriors on horseback surrounding […]
Reporting from the Center of the West
Through
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.
Museum Minute: An Epic View of the West
When you think of epic western landscapes, what comes to mind is probably those of Albert Bierstadt. Karen McWhorter, the Scarlett Curator of Western American Art for the Whitney Western […]
Museum Minute: The Colt Texas Paterson
The Cody Firearms Museum has a pretty unique Colt Texas Paterson. The revolver is a repeating firearm with a revolving cylinder with multiple chambers. Ashley Hlebinsky, the curator of the […]
Museum Minute: Women Workers at Winchester Repeating Arms Company
When men went off to fight on the front lines in World War I, many factories and companies replaced their workforce with women and young boys. But the Winchester Repeating […]
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 in beadwork using both geometric and floral designs. […]
Renovated Firearm Museum Wants To Add Context To Gun History
On Saturday July 6, the newly renovated Cody Firearms Museum at the Buffalo Bill Center of the West will reopen its doors to the public. It’s long been home to one of the largest […]
